Which to use
“contenu” and “continu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,558
- “contenu” frequency rank
- #5,330
- “continu” frequency rank
- 6888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenu | continu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfermé dans un volume ou dans un espace. | Dont les parties ne sont pas séparées les unes des autres et tiennent les unes aux autres. |
Where the eye mixes contenu and continu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contenu with continu
A purely visual mix-up. contenu (\kɔ̃t.ny\) and continu (\kɔ̃.ti.ny\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “contenu” becomes i in “continu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contenu is recorded at frequency rank #1,558, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃t.ny\. continu is at rank #5,330, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.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 6888, this pair ranks #424,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contenu vs continu
Shared letters: cnotu. Private to "contenu": e. Private to "continu": i.
"contenu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "continu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contenu" for "continu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contenu" or "continu"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contenu" and "continu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenu" and "continu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continu vs continuel". 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 #424,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.