Which to use
“cont” and “cops” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,949
- “cont” frequency rank
- #39,241
- “cops” frequency rank
- 84190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cont | cops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Compte. | Enroulement de fils sur un tube cylindrique ou cylindro-conique. |
Where the eye mixes cont and cops
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cont and cops follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: cont vs cops
A purely visual mix-up. cont (\ˈkont\) and cops (\kɔps\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84190, 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\. cops is at rank #39,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔps\.
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 84190, this pair ranks #13,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cont vs cops
Shared letters: co. Private to "cont": nt. Private to "cops": ps.
"cont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cont" and "cops" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cont" vs "cops" - 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 "cont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,428 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cont" and "cops" 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 #13,428 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.