Which to use
“conti” is a noun and “continu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,580
- “conti” frequency rank
- #5,330
- “continu” frequency rank
- 26910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conti | continu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conto. | Dont les parties ne sont pas séparées les unes des autres et tiennent les unes aux autres. |
Where the eye mixes conti and continu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: conti vs continu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conti is \ˈkon.ti\ while continu is \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “conti” sits inside “continu”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conti is recorded at frequency rank #21,580, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkon.ti\. 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 26910, this pair ranks #332,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conti vs continu
Shared letters: cinot. Private to "conti": -. Private to "continu": u.
"conti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "continu" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conti" for "continu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conti" or "continu"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "conti" and "continu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conti" 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 #332,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conti" and "continu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conde vs conti". 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 #332,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.