Which to use
“conte” and “crotte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,741
- “conte” frequency rank
- #22,221
- “crotte” frequency rank
- 26962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conte | crotte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Récit d’aventures imaginaires, soit qu’elles aient de la vraisemblance ou que s’y mêle du merveilleux, du féerique. | Fiente, en forme de boulettes, de certains animaux. |
Where the eye mixes conte and crotte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conte with crotte
A purely visual mix-up. conte (\kɔ̃t\) and crotte (\kʁɔt\) 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 26962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conte is recorded at frequency rank #4,741, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\. crotte is at rank #22,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kʁɔt\.
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 26962, this pair ranks #331,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conte vs crotte
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "conte": n. Private to "crotte": r.
"conte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "crotte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conte" for "crotte" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conte" and "crotte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crotte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,815 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conte" and "crotte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cotta vs crotte". 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 #331,815 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.