Which to use
“contienne” and “contiennent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,951
- “contienne” frequency rank
- #6,941
- “contiennent” frequency rank
- 51892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contienne | contiennent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de contenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de contenir. |
Same sound, different letters: contienne vs contiennent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - contienne / contiennent
This is the hard kind. contienne and contiennent are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.tjɛn\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “contienne” sits inside “contiennent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contienne is recorded at frequency rank #44,951, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tjɛn\. contiennent is at rank #6,941, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.tjɛn\.
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 51892, this pair ranks #151,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contienne vs contiennent
Shared letters: ceinot. Private to "contienne": -. Private to "contiennent": -.
"contienne" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "contiennent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contienne ← ccontienne · cnotienne · conitenne · conntienne · conteinne · contiene · contienen · continene
- contiennent ← ccontiennent · cnotiennent · conitennent · conntiennent · conteinnent · contienennt · contienent · contiennennt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contienne" and "contiennent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contienne" or "contiennent"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "contienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contiennent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contienne" and "contiennent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contienne vs convienne". 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 #151,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.