Which to use
“contentez” is a verb and “contenues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,223
- “contentez” frequency rank
- #15,338
- “contenues” frequency rank
- 53561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contentez | contenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contenter. | Féminin pluriel de contenu. |
Where the eye mixes contentez and contenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contentez (CVCCVCCVC) and contenues (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between contentez and contenues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contentez is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\ while contenues is \kɔ̃t.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contentez is recorded at frequency rank #38,223, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃.te\. contenues is at rank #15,338, 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 53561, this pair ranks #139,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contentez vs contenues
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contentez": z. Private to "contenues": su.
"contentez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "contenues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contentez" for "contenues" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "contentez" or "contenues" 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 "contentez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contentez" and "contenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contentée vs contentez". 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 #139,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.