Which to use
“congés” and “contest” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- #39,722
- “contest” frequency rank
- 48548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congés | contest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congé. | Concours. |
Where the eye mixes congés and contest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between congés and contest
A purely visual mix-up. congés (\kɔ̃.ʒe\) and contest (\ˈkɒn.tɛst\) 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 48548, 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\. contest is at rank #39,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɒn.tɛst\.
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 48548, this pair ranks #178,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congés vs contest
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "congés": gé. Private to "contest": et.
"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "contest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contest ← ccontest · cnotest · conetst · conntest · contesst · contestt · contets · contset
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "congés" and "contest" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "congés" or "contest"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "congés" and "contest" 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 "contest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congés" and "contest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contest vs context". 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 #178,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.