Which to use
“contentés” and “convenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,862
- “contentés” frequency rank
- #49,575
- “convenues” frequency rank
- 93437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contentés | convenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de contenter. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de convenir. |
Where the eye mixes contentés and convenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contentés (CVCCVCCVC) and convenues (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between contentés and convenues
A purely visual mix-up. contentés (\kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\) and convenues (\kɔ̃.və.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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93437, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contentés is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\. convenues is at rank #49,575, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.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 93437, this pair ranks #2,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contentés vs convenues
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "contentés": té. Private to "convenues": uv.
"contentés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "convenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- convenues ← cconvenues · cnovenues · conevnues · connvenues · conveneus · convennues · convenuess · convenuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contentés" and "convenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contentés" vs "convenues" - which ranks higher?
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 "contentés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contentés" and "convenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contentée vs contentés". 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 #2,279 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.