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“connues” and “conquis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,019
- “connues” frequency rank
- #9,141
- “conquis” frequency rank
- 14160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connues | conquis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de connu. | Envahi, occupé. |
Letter map: connues vs conquis
Shared letters muted; letters that set connues and conquis apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. connues and conquis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: connues and conquis
connues and conquis are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14160, 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\. conquis is at rank #9,141, tagged as anadj.
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 14160, this pair ranks #397,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connues vs conquis
Shared letters: cnosu. Private to "connues": e. Private to "conquis": iq.
"connues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conquis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "connues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conquis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connues" and "conquis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "connues vs convenues". 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 #397,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.