Which to use
“cont” and “conti” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- #21,580
- “conti” frequency rank
- 66529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cont | conti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compte. | Pluriel de conto. |
Where the eye mixes cont and conti
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cont runs 4 letters (CVCC) against conti's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cont vs conti
A purely visual mix-up. cont (\ˈkont\) and conti (\ˈkon.ti\) 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 extra letter(s) - “cont” sits inside “conti”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cont is recorded at frequency rank #44,949, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkont\. conti is at rank #21,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkon.ti\.
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 66529, this pair ranks #67,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cont vs conti
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "cont": -. Private to "conti": i.
"cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "conti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cont" and "conti" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cont" vs "conti" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cont" and "conti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs cont". 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 #67,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.