Which to use
“contente” is an adjective and “contentée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,565
- “contente” frequency rank
- #49,572
- “contentée” frequency rank
- 52137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contente | contentée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de content. | Participe passé féminin singulier de contenter. |
Where the eye mixes contente and contentée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contente vs contentée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contente is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\ while contentée is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contente is recorded at frequency rank #2,565, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\. contentée is at rank #49,572, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\.
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 52137, this pair ranks #149,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contente vs contentée
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contente": -. Private to "contentée": é.
"contente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "contentée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contente ← ccontente · cnotente · conetnte · conntente · contenet · contennte · contentte · contetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contente" and "contentée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contente" vs "contentée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contente" and "contentée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contentée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,902 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contente" and "contentée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condensée 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 #149,902 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.