Which to use
“continue” is a noun and “continus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #867
- “continue” frequency rank
- #30,110
- “continus” frequency rank
- 30977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continue | continus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans une filature appareil destiné à diviser la nappe en fils. | Masculin pluriel de continu. |
Same sound, different letters: continue vs continus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - continue / continus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: continue and continus carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “continue” becomes s in “continus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continue is recorded at frequency rank #867, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. continus is at rank #30,110, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.ny\.
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 30977, this pair ranks #306,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of continue vs continus
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "continue": e. Private to "continus": s.
"continue" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "continus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "continue" and "continus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "continue" vs "continus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"continue" and "continus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "continue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continue" and "continus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continuel vs continus". 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 #306,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.