Which to use
“connes” and “conviés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,619
- “connes” frequency rank
- #30,962
- “conviés” frequency rank
- 64581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connes | conviés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de con. | Masculin pluriel de convié. |
Where the eye mixes connes and conviés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. connes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against conviés's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between connes and conviés
A purely visual mix-up. connes (\kɔn\) and conviés (\kɔ̃.vje\) 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 64581, 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\. conviés is at rank #30,962, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.vje\.
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 64581, this pair ranks #76,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of connes vs conviés
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "connes": e. Private to "conviés": ivé.
"connes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "conviés" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- connes ← cconnes · cnones · conens · conness · connse · ocnnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connes" for "conviés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "connes" vs "conviés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "connes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conviés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,354 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connes" and "conviés" 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 #76,354 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.