consommé
/ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/noun
consommé is spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-É: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). 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” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of consommé is consommés or consommes.
How many letters and syllables are in consommé?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-S-O-M-M-É |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is consommé?
Consommé appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce consommé?
- /ˈkɒnsəˌmeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consommé.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of consommé
- consommés plural
- consomme
- consommes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consommé mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock, served either hot as a soup or chilled as a jelly
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of consommé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consommé in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a clear broth made from reduced meat or vegetable stock:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does consommé come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French consommé. Doublet of consummate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).