consommé

/ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/

//ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ// noun

"consomme" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“consommé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly

Corpus desk

Index EN-consomme · consommé · English

consommé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for consommé
PropertyValue
Headwordconsommé
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “consommé” in English

consomméfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consommé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly".

Zero misspellings are on record for consommé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unadapted borrowing from French consommé. Doublet of consummate. The correct English form is consommé, spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how consommé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For after washing at the hotel at Patras, Jacob had followed the tram lines a mile or so out; and followed them a mile or so back; he had met several droves of turkeys; several strings of donkeys; had got lost in back streets; had read advertisements of corsets and Maggi's consommé; children had trodden on his toes; the place smelt of bad cheese; and he w…

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French consommé. Doublet of consummate.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consommé"?
"consommé" is spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/.
What does "consommé" mean?
As a noun, "consommé" means: a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly
How do you pronounce "consommé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consommé" is /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "consommé"?
Unadapted borrowing from French consommé. Doublet of consummate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list