Which to use
“continues” is a noun and “continuons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,848
- “continues” frequency rank
- #12,748
- “continuons” frequency rank
- 23596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continues | continuons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de continue. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de continuer. |
Where the eye mixes continues and continuons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between continues and continuons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: continues is \kɔ̃.ti.ny\ while continuons is \kɔ̃.ti.nɥɔ̃\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23596, 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\. continuons is at rank #12,748, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.nɥɔ̃\.
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 23596, this pair ranks #351,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of continues vs continuons
Shared letters: cinostu. Private to "continues": e. Private to "continuons": -.
"continues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "continuons" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- continues ← ccontinues · cnotinues · conitnues · conntinues · contineus · continnues · continuess · continuse
- continuons ← ccontinuons · cnotinuons · conitnuons · conntinuons · continnuons · continouns · continunos · continuonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "continues" and "continuons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "continues" or "continuons"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "continues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continuons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,545 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continues" and "continuons" 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 #351,545 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.