Which to use
“connues” is an adjective and “conques” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,019
- “connues” frequency rank
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- 49409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connues | conques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de connu. | Pluriel de conque. |
Where the eye mixes connues and conques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. connues and conques follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between connues and conques
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: connues is \kɔ.ny\ while conques is \kɔ̃k\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “connues” becomes q in “conques”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49409, 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\. conques is at rank #44,390, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃k\.
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 49409, this pair ranks #170,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of connues vs conques
Shared letters: cenosu. Private to "connues": -. Private to "conques": q.
"connues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "connues" and "conques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "connues" vs "conques" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "connues" and "conques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "connues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connues" and "conques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "congres vs conques". 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 #170,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.