Which to use
“continua” and “continuez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,890
- “continua” frequency rank
- #5,331
- “continuez” frequency rank
- 20221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continua | continuez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de continuer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de continuer. |
Where the eye mixes continua and continuez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses continua with continuez
A purely visual mix-up. continua (\kɔ̃.ti.nɥa\) and continuez (\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 20221, 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\. continuez is at rank #5,331, 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 20221, this pair ranks #369,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of continua vs continuez
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "continua": a. Private to "continuez": ez.
"continua" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "continuez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "continua" for "continuez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "continua" vs "continuez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "continua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continuez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continua" and "continuez" 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 #369,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.