Which to use
“connes” and “connexes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,619
- “connes” frequency rank
- #18,967
- “connexes” frequency rank
- 52586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connes | connexes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de con. | Pluriel de connexe. |
Where the eye mixes connes and connexes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. connes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against connexes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between connes and connexes
A purely visual mix-up. connes (\kɔn\) and connexes (\kɔ.nɛks\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connes is recorded at frequency rank #33,619, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔn\. connexes is at rank #18,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.nɛks\.
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 52586, this pair ranks #146,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connes vs connexes
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "connes": -. Private to "connexes": x.
"connes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "connexes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connes" for "connexes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "connes" or "connexes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "connes" and "connexes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "connes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connexes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,671 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connes" and "connexes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs connes". 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 #146,671 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.