Which to use
“contes” and “Cte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,803
- “contes” frequency rank
- #42,264
- “Cte” frequency rank
- 49067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contes | Cte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conte. | Comte. |
Same sound, different letters: contes vs Cte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: contes vs Cte
This is the hard kind. contes and Cte are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃t\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contes is recorded at frequency rank #6,803, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\. Cte is at rank #42,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃t\.
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 49067, this pair ranks #173,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contes vs Cte
Shared letters: cet. Private to "contes": nos. Private to "Cte": -.
"contes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Cte" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contes ← ccontes · cnotes · conets · conntes · contess · contse · conttes · cotnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contes" and "Cte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contes" vs "Cte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "contes" / "Cte". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "contes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contes" and "Cte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs Cte". 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 #173,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.