Which to use
“congélo” and “congés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,995
- “congélo” frequency rank
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- 57821
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congélo | congés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Congélateur. | Pluriel de congé. |
Where the eye mixes congélo and congés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: congélo vs congés
A purely visual mix-up. congélo (\kɔ̃.ʒe.lo\) and congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57821, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congélo is recorded at frequency rank #48,995, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe.lo\. congés is at rank #8,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57821, this pair ranks #112,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congélo vs congés
Shared letters: cgnoé. Private to "congélo": l. Private to "congés": s.
"congélo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "congélo" and "congés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "congélo" or "congés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "congélo" and "congés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "congélo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "congés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congélo" and "congés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congeler vs congélo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #112,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.