Which to use
“contenue” and “continus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,598
- “contenue” frequency rank
- #30,110
- “continus” frequency rank
- 45708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenue | continus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de contenu. | Masculin pluriel de continu. |
Where the eye mixes contenue and continus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contenue vs continus
A purely visual mix-up. contenue (\kɔ̃.tə.ny\) and continus (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contenue is recorded at frequency rank #15,598, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tə.ny\. continus is at rank #30,110, 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 45708, this pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contenue vs continus
Shared letters: cnotu. Private to "contenue": e. Private to "continus": is.
"contenue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "continus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contenue" for "continus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contenue" vs "continus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contenue" and "continus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenue" and "continus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continuel vs continus". 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 #200,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.