Which to use
“continues” is a noun and “continuez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,848
- “continues” frequency rank
- #5,331
- “continuez” frequency rank
- 16179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continues | continuez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de continue. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de continuer. |
Where the eye mixes continues and continuez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: continues vs continuez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: continues is \kɔ̃.ti.ny\ while continuez is \kɔ̃.ti.nɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “continues” becomes z in “continuez”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continues is recorded at frequency rank #10,848, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. 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 16179, this pair ranks #389,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of continues vs continuez
Shared letters: ceinotu. Private to "continues": s. Private to "continuez": z.
"continues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "continuez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "continues" and "continuez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "continues" 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 "continues" 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 #389,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continues" and "continuez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "continues vs convenues". 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 #389,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.