Which to use
“conques” and “contes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- #6,803
- “contes” frequency rank
- 51193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conques | contes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conque. | Pluriel de conte. |
Where the eye mixes conques and contes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conques vs contes
A purely visual mix-up. conques (\kɔ̃k\) and contes (\kɔ̃t\) 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 51193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conques is recorded at frequency rank #44,390, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃k\. contes is at rank #6,803, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 51193, this pair ranks #156,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conques vs contes
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "conques": qu. Private to "contes": t.
"conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "contes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conques" and "contes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conques" vs "contes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conques" and "contes" 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 #156,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.