# continent vs continuant

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### continent
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃\ · frequency rank #3,526*
Qui pratique la continence.

### continuant
*verb · IPA \kɔ̃.ti.nɥɑ̃\ · frequency rank #10,847*
Participe présent de continuer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/continent-vs-continuant