Which to use
“consider” and “considers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “consider” frequency rank
- #6,774
- “considers” frequency rank
- 7875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consider | considers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To think about seriously. | third-person singular simple present indicative of consider |
Where the eye mixes consider and considers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consider and considers
A purely visual mix-up. consider (/kənˈsɪd.ə/) and considers (/kənˈsɪdɚz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “consider” sits inside “considers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consider is recorded at frequency rank #1,101, classified as averb, pronounced /kənˈsɪd.ə/. considers is at rank #6,774, tagged as averb, pronounced /kənˈsɪdɚz/.
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 7875, this pair ranks #505,181 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consider vs considers
Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "consider": -. Private to "considers": -.
"consider" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "considers" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consider" and "considers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "consider" or "considers"?
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 "consider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "considers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #505,181 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consider" and "considers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conifer vs consider". 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 #505,181 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.