Which to use
“contents” is an adjective and “contextes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,366
- “contents” frequency rank
- #15,114
- “contextes” frequency rank
- 23480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contents | contextes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de content. | Pluriel de contexte. |
Where the eye mixes contents and contextes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between contents and contextes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contents is \kɔ̃.tɑ̃\ while contextes is \kɔ̃.tɛkst\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contents is recorded at frequency rank #8,366, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɑ̃\. contextes is at rank #15,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tɛkst\.
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 23480, this pair ranks #352,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contents vs contextes
Shared letters: cenost. Private to "contents": -. Private to "contextes": x.
"contents" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "contextes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contents" and "contextes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contents" or "contextes"?
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 "contents" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contextes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,257 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contents" and "contextes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contentée vs contextes". 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 #352,257 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.