Which to use
“continues” is a noun and “continus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,848
- “continues” frequency rank
- #30,110
- “continus” frequency rank
- 40958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continues | continus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de continue. | Masculin pluriel de continu. |
Same sound, different letters: continues vs continus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: continues vs continus
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: continues 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40958, 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\. 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 40958, this pair ranks #236,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of continues vs continus
Shared letters: cinostu. Private to "continues": e. Private to "continus": -.
"continues" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "continus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "continues" for "continus" ever safe?
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After this comparison
"continues" and "continus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "continues" 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 #236,654 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continues" 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 #236,654 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.