Which to use
“congés” is a noun and “coptes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,826
- “congés” frequency rank
- #38,229
- “coptes” frequency rank
- 47055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congés | coptes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congé. | Pluriel de copte. |
Where the eye mixes congés and coptes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses congés with coptes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: congés is \kɔ̃.ʒe\ while coptes is \kɔpt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47055, 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\. coptes is at rank #38,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔpt\.
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 47055, this pair ranks #190,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of congés vs coptes
Shared letters: cos. Private to "congés": gné. Private to "coptes": ept.
"congés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coptes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coptes ← ccoptes · copets · copptes · coptess · coptse · copttes · cotpes · cpotes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "congés" and "coptes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "congés" or "coptes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "congés" and "coptes" 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 "coptes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congés" and "coptes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comptées vs coptes". 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 #190,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.