conquisesvscoquinesConfusable pair

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“conquises” and “coquines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,726
“conquises” frequency rank
#28,501
“coquines” frequency rank
67227
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conquises coquines
Definition Féminin pluriel de conquis. Féminin pluriel de coquin.

Where the eye mixes conquises and coquines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. conquises runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against coquines's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
conquises
8 ch
coquines

Visual trap between conquises and coquines

A purely visual mix-up. conquises (\kɔ̃.kiz\) and coquines (\kɔ.kin\) 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 67227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conquises is recorded at frequency rank #38,726, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.kiz\. coquines is at rank #28,501, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.kin\.

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 67227, this pair ranks #64,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conquises vs coquines

Shared letters: ceinoqsu. Private to "conquises": -. Private to "coquines": -.

"conquises" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "coquines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conquisescconquises · cnoquises · connquises · conqiuses · conqquises · conquiess · conquisess · conquisses
  • coquinesccoquines · coqiunes · coqquines · coquiens · coquiness · coquinnes · coquinse · coqunies

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "conquises" and "coquines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.kiz\ versus \kɔ.kin\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conquises" vs "coquines" - which ranks higher?
"coquines" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,501 in our French list, against #38,726 for "conquises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "conquises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coquines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conquises" and "coquines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conques vs conquises". 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 #64,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list