Which to use
“connues” is an adjective and “connut” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,019
- “connues” frequency rank
- #18,445
- “connut” frequency rank
- 23464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connues | connut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de connu. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de connaître (ou connaitre). |
Same sound, different letters: connues vs connut
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - connues and connut
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: connues and connut carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
connues is recorded at frequency rank #5,019, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.ny\. connut is at rank #18,445, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ny\.
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 23464, this pair ranks #352,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connues vs connut
Shared letters: cnou. Private to "connues": es. Private to "connut": t.
"connues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "connut" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "connues" and "connut" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "connues" vs "connut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "connues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "connut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,326 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connues" and "connut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connut vs count". 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 #352,326 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.