Which to use
“conques” and “coques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,390
- “conques” frequency rank
- #16,585
- “coques” frequency rank
- 60975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conques | coques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conque. | Pluriel de coque. |
Where the eye mixes conques and coques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conques vs coques
A purely visual mix-up. conques (\kɔ̃k\) and coques (\kɔk\) 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 60975, 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\. coques is at rank #16,585, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔk\.
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 60975, this pair ranks #94,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conques vs coques
Shared letters: ceoqsu. Private to "conques": n. Private to "coques": -.
"conques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "coques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conques" and "coques" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "conques" vs "coques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conques" and "coques" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conques" and "coques" 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 #94,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.