Which to use
“contenta” and “coûtent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,950
- “contenta” frequency rank
- #12,137
- “coûtent” frequency rank
- 57087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenta | coûtent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de contenter. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe coûter. |
Where the eye mixes contenta and coûtent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contenta runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against coûtent's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between contenta and coûtent
A purely visual mix-up. contenta (\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.ta\) and coûtent (\kut\) 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 57087, 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\. coûtent is at rank #12,137, tagged as averb, pronounced \kut\.
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 57087, this pair ranks #117,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contenta vs coûtent
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contenta": a. Private to "coûtent": û.
"contenta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "coûtent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contenta ← ccontenta · cnotenta · conetnta · conntenta · contenat · contennta · contentta · contetna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contenta" and "coûtent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contenta" vs "coûtent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contenta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coûtent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenta" and "coûtent" 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 #117,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.