Which to use
“connaissions” and “connaissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,031
- “connaissions” frequency rank
- #8,977
- “connaissons” frequency rank
- 43008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connaissions | connaissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de connaître (ou connaitre). | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de connaître (ou connaitre). |
Where the eye mixes connaissions and connaissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: connaissions vs connaissons
A purely visual mix-up. connaissions (\kɔ.nɛ.sjɔ̃\) and connaissons (\kɔ.nɛ.sɔ̃\) 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 43008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connaissions is recorded at frequency rank #34,031, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛ.sjɔ̃\. connaissons is at rank #8,977, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.nɛ.sɔ̃\.
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 43008, this pair ranks #221,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connaissions vs connaissons
Shared letters: acinos. Private to "connaissions": -. Private to "connaissons": -.
"connaissions" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVVCC · "connaissons" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connaissions ← cconnaissions · cnonaissions · conaissions · conanissions · connaisions · connaisisons · connaissinos · connaissionns
- connaissons ← cconnaissons · cnonaissons · conaissons · conanissons · connaisons · connaisosns · connaissnos · connaissonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "connaissions" and "connaissons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "connaissions" vs "connaissons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "connaissions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connaissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connaissions" and "connaissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connaisses vs connaissons". 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 #221,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.