Which to use
“contenta” is a verb and “contente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,950
- “contenta” frequency rank
- #2,565
- “contente” frequency rank
- 47515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenta | contente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contenter. | Féminin singulier de content. |
Where the eye mixes contenta and contente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contenta vs contente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contenta is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta\ while contente is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “contenta” becomes e in “contente”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contenta is recorded at frequency rank #44,950, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta\. contente is at rank #2,565, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\.
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 47515, this pair ranks #186,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contenta vs contente
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contenta": a. Private to "contente": -.
"contenta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "contente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contenta" for "contente" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contenta" or "contente"?
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 "contenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenta" and "contente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contenta vs contentée". 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 #186,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.