Which to use
“contente” and “contenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,565
- “contente” frequency rank
- #5,233
- “contenus” frequency rank
- 7798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contente | contenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de content. | Masculin pluriel de contenu. |
Where the eye mixes contente and contenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contente with contenus
A purely visual mix-up. contente (\kɔ̃.tɑ̃t\) and contenus (\kɔ̃t.ny\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7798, 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\. contenus is at rank #5,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃t.ny\.
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 7798, this pair ranks #422,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contente vs contenus
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contente": -. Private to "contenus": su.
"contente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "contenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contente" and "contenus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "contente" or "contenus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #422,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contente" and "contenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contenus vs convenues". 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 #422,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.