Which to use
“continua” and “continuer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,890
- “continua” frequency rank
- #1,089
- “continuer” frequency rank
- 15979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continua | continuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de continuer. | Poursuivre ce qui est commencé. |
Where the eye mixes continua and continuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between continua and continuer
A purely visual mix-up. continua (\kɔ̃.ti.nɥa\) and continuer (\kɔ̃.ti.nɥe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continua is recorded at frequency rank #14,890, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.nɥa\. continuer is at rank #1,089, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.nɥe\.
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 15979, this pair ranks #389,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of continua vs continuer
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "continua": a. Private to "continuer": er.
"continua" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "continuer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "continua" and "continuer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "continua" or "continuer"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "continua" and "continuer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "continua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,958 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continua" and "continuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continua vs continuel". 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 #389,958 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.