racontentvsracontezWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“racontent” and “racontez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,903
“racontent” frequency rank
#20,542
“racontez” frequency rank
30445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature racontent racontez
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de raconter. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de raconter.

Where the eye mixes racontent and racontez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. racontent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against racontez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
racontent
8 ch
racontez

Visual trap between racontent and racontez

A purely visual mix-up. racontent (\ʁa.kɔ̃t\) and racontez (\ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

racontent is recorded at frequency rank #9,903, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃t\. racontez is at rank #20,542, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\.

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 30445, this pair ranks #310,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of racontent vs racontez

Shared letters: acenort. Private to "racontent": -. Private to "racontez": z.

"racontent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "racontez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • racontentarcontent · raccontent · racnotent · raconetnt · raconntent · racontennt · racontentt · racontetn
  • racontezarcontez · raccontez · racnotez · raconetz · raconntez · racontezz · raconttez · racontze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "racontent" and "racontez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁa.kɔ̃t\ versus \ʁa.kɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "racontent" vs "racontez" - which ranks higher?
"racontent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,903 in our French list, against #20,542 for "racontez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "racontent" and "racontez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "racontent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "racontez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #310,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "racontent" and "racontez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racontés vs racontez". 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 #310,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list