Which to use
“conteur” is a noun and “conteurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,152
- “conteur” frequency rank
- #40,195
- “conteurs” frequency rank
- 63347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conteur | conteurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui écrit ou raconte des contes. | Masculin pluriel de conteur. |
Same sound, different letters: conteur vs conteurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. conteur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against conteurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - conteur / conteurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conteur and conteurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.tœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “conteur” sits inside “conteurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conteur is recorded at frequency rank #23,152, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.tœʁ\. conteurs is at rank #40,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.tœʁ\.
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 63347, this pair ranks #82,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conteur vs conteurs
Shared letters: cenortu. Private to "conteur": -. Private to "conteurs": s.
"conteur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "conteurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conteur" and "conteurs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conteur" or "conteurs"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "conteur" / "conteurs". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "conteur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conteurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conteur" and "conteurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conteurs vs convers". 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 #82,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.