Which to use
“continus” and “convenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,110
- “continus” frequency rank
- #34,036
- “convenus” frequency rank
- 64146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continus | convenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de continu. | Masculin pluriel de convenu. |
Where the eye mixes continus and convenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses continus with convenus
A purely visual mix-up. continus (\kɔ̃.ti.ny\) and convenus (\kɔ̃.və.ny\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continus is recorded at frequency rank #30,110, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.ti.ny\. convenus is at rank #34,036, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.və.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 64146, this pair ranks #78,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of continus vs convenus
Shared letters: cnosu. Private to "continus": it. Private to "convenus": ev.
"continus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "convenus" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "continus" and "convenus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "continus" or "convenus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "continus" and "convenus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "continus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "convenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continus" and "convenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "convenues vs convenus". 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 #78,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.