Which to use
“contenue” is an adjective and “convenue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,598
- “contenue” frequency rank
- #36,780
- “convenue” frequency rank
- 52378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenue | convenue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de contenu. | Participe passé féminin singulier de convenir. |
Where the eye mixes contenue and convenue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. contenue and convenue follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses contenue with convenue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contenue is \kɔ̃.tə.ny\ while convenue is \kɔ̃.və.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “contenue” becomes v in “convenue”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52378, 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\. convenue is at rank #36,780, tagged as averb, 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 52378, this pair ranks #148,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contenue vs convenue
Shared letters: cenou. Private to "contenue": t. Private to "convenue": v.
"contenue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "convenue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contenue" for "convenue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contenue" vs "convenue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "contenue" and "convenue" 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 "convenue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenue" and "convenue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenue vs convenues". 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 #148,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.