# continents vs contingents

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### continents
*adjective · IPA \kɔ̃.ti.nɑ̃\ · frequency rank #11,198*
Masculin pluriel de continent.

### contingents
*noun · IPA \kɔ̃.tɛ̃.ʒɑ̃\ · frequency rank #35,440*
Pluriel de contingent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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