Which to use
“conter” and “copier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,538
- “conter” frequency rank
- #8,368
- “copier” frequency rank
- 38906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conter | copier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exposer par un récit. Il se dit principalement de récits que l’on fait dans la conversation. | Reproduire par écrit. |
Where the eye mixes conter and copier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conter vs copier
A purely visual mix-up. conter (\kɔ̃.te\) and copier (\kɔ.pje\) 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 38906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conter is recorded at frequency rank #30,538, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\. copier is at rank #8,368, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.pje\.
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 38906, this pair ranks #251,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conter vs copier
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "conter": nt. Private to "copier": ip.
"conter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "copier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conter" for "copier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conter" vs "copier" - 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 "conter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conter" and "copier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conter". 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 #251,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.