Which to use
“congres” is a noun and “contrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,568
- “congres” frequency rank
- #8,979
- “contrer” frequency rank
- 58547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congres | contrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de congre. | Annoncer que l'on tient contre celui qui a le premier déclaré qu'il jouait, et qu'on compte le punir sévèrement. |
Where the eye mixes congres and contrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. congres and contrer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: congres vs contrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: congres is \kɔ̃ɡʁ\ while contrer is \kɔ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congres is recorded at frequency rank #49,568, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃ɡʁ\. contrer is at rank #8,979, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tʁe\.
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 58547, this pair ranks #108,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of congres vs contrer
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "congres": gs. Private to "contrer": t.
"congres" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "contrer" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "congres" and "contrer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "congres" or "contrer"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "congres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "congres" and "contrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conférés vs congres". 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 #108,426 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.