congésvsconneTell them apart

Which to use

“congés” and “conne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,826
“congés” frequency rank
#11,195
“conne” frequency rank
20021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature congés conne
Definition Pluriel de congé. Personne stupide, désagréable ou mauvaise à force de bêtise.

Where the eye mixes congés and conne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
congés
5 ch
conne

Visual trap between congés and conne

A purely visual mix-up. congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) and conne (\kɔn\) 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 20021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

congés is recorded at frequency rank #8,826, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ʒe\. conne is at rank #11,195, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔn\.

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 20021, this pair ranks #370,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of congés vs conne

Shared letters: cno. Private to "congés": gsé. Private to "conne": e.

"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "conne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • connecconne · cnone · cone · conen · ocnne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "congés" and "conne" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.ʒe\ versus \kɔn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "congés" vs "conne" - which ranks higher?
"congés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,826 in our French list, against #11,195 for "conne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "congés" and "conne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "congés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #370,332 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "congés" and "conne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conne". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #370,332 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list