Which to use
“continuer” is a verb and “continus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,089
- “continuer” frequency rank
- #30,110
- “continus” frequency rank
- 31199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continuer | continus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poursuivre ce qui est commencé. | Masculin pluriel de continu. |
Where the eye mixes continuer and continus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between continuer and continus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: continuer is \kɔ̃.ti.nɥe\ while continus is \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continuer is recorded at frequency rank #1,089, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.nɥe\. 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 31199, this pair ranks #305,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of continuer vs continus
Shared letters: cinotu. Private to "continuer": er. Private to "continus": s.
"continuer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "continus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "continuer" and "continus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "continuer" vs "continus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "continuer" and "continus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "continuer" 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 #305,338 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continuer" 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 #305,338 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.