Which to use
“contents” and “convenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,366
- “contents” frequency rank
- #34,036
- “convenus” frequency rank
- 42402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contents | convenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de content. | Masculin pluriel de convenu. |
Where the eye mixes contents and convenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contents (CVCCVCCC) and convenus (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between contents and convenus
A purely visual mix-up. contents (\kɔ̃.tɑ̃\) and convenus (\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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42402, 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\. convenus is at rank #34,036, tagged as anadj, 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 42402, this pair ranks #225,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contents vs convenus
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "contents": t. Private to "convenus": uv.
"contents" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "convenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contents" and "convenus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "contents" or "convenus" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contents" and "convenus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contents" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,888 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contents" and "convenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenues vs convenus". 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 #225,888 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.