Which to use
“congés” and “conques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- 53216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congés | conques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congé. | Pluriel de conque. |
Where the eye mixes congés and conques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between congés and conques
A purely visual mix-up. congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) and conques (\kɔ̃k\) 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 53216, 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\. conques is at rank #44,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃k\.
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 53216, this pair ranks #142,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congés vs conques
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "congés": gé. Private to "conques": equ.
"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conques ← cconques · cnoques · connques · conqeus · conqques · conquess · conquse · conuqes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "congés" for "conques" ever safe?
Which is more common, "congés" or "conques"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "congés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congés" and "conques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conques". 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 #142,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.