Which to use
“connues” and “contenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,019
- “connues” frequency rank
- #15,338
- “contenues” frequency rank
- 20357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | connues | contenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de connu. | Féminin pluriel de contenu. |
Where the eye mixes connues and contenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between connues and contenues
A purely visual mix-up. connues (\kɔ.ny\) and contenues (\kɔ̃t.ny\) 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 20357, 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\. contenues is at rank #15,338, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃t.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 20357, this pair ranks #368,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of connues vs contenues
Shared letters: cenosu. Private to "connues": -. Private to "contenues": t.
"connues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "contenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "connues" for "contenues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "connues" or "contenues"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "connues" and "contenues" 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 "contenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "connues" and "contenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contenues 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 #368,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.