Which to use
“contenus” and “continu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,233
- “contenus” frequency rank
- #5,330
- “continu” frequency rank
- 10563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contenus | continu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de contenu. | Dont les parties ne sont pas séparées les unes des autres et tiennent les unes aux autres. |
Where the eye mixes contenus and continu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contenus with continu
A purely visual mix-up. contenus (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contenus is recorded at frequency rank #5,233, 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 10563, this pair ranks #412,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contenus vs continu
Shared letters: cnotu. Private to "contenus": es. Private to "continu": i.
"contenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "continu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contenus" and "continu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contenus" vs "continu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contenus" 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 #412,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contenus" 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 #412,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.