Which to use
“contenance” and “convenances” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,312
- “contenance” frequency rank
- #46,676
- “convenances” frequency rank
- 72988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenance | convenances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacité ou étendue superficielle. | Pluriel de convenance. |
Where the eye mixes contenance and convenances
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contenance runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against convenances's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contenance vs convenances
A purely visual mix-up. contenance (\kɔ̃t.nɑ̃s\) and convenances (\kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s\) 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 72988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contenance is recorded at frequency rank #26,312, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t.nɑ̃s\. convenances is at rank #46,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃v.nɑ̃s\.
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 72988, this pair ranks #42,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contenance vs convenances
Shared letters: aceno. Private to "contenance": t. Private to "convenances": sv.
"contenance" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "convenances" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contenance ← ccontenance · cnotenance · conetnance · conntenance · conteannce · contenacne · contenancce · contenanec
- convenances ← cconvenances · cnovenances · conevnances · connvenances · conveannces · convenacnes · convenancces · convenancess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contenance" and "convenances" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contenance" vs "convenances" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contenance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenances" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenance" and "convenances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenables vs convenances". 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 #42,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.