Which to use
“congés” and “conte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- #4,741
- “conte” frequency rank
- 13567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congés | conte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congé. | Récit d’aventures imaginaires, soit qu’elles aient de la vraisemblance ou que s’y mêle du merveilleux, du féerique. |
Where the eye mixes congés and conte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between congés and conte
A purely visual mix-up. congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) and conte (\kɔ̃t\) 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 13567, 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\. conte is at rank #4,741, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 13567, this pair ranks #400,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of congés vs conte
Shared letters: cno. Private to "congés": gsé. Private to "conte": et.
"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conte ← cconte · cnote · conet · connte · contte · cotne · ocnte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "congés" and "conte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "congés" vs "conte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "conte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #400,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congés" and "conte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congés vs courges". 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 #400,469 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.