Which to use
“connais” and “connie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #653
- “connais” frequency rank
- #32,759
- “connie” frequency rank
- 33412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connais | connie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe connaître. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe connir. |
Where the eye mixes connais and connie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. connais runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against connie's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses connais with connie
A purely visual mix-up. connais (\kɔ.nɛ\) and connie (\kɔ.ni\) 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 33412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connais is recorded at frequency rank #653, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛ\. connie is at rank #32,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ni\.
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 33412, this pair ranks #290,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connais vs connie
Shared letters: cino. Private to "connais": as. Private to "connie": e.
"connais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "connie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connais" for "connie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "connais" vs "connie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "connais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,832 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connais" and "connie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs connie". 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 #290,832 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.