consœur

\kɔ̃.sœʁ\

/\kɔ̃.sœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“consœur” is uncommon French (frequency #62,164 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,164
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celle qui fait partie d’une consœurie, d’une compagnie, d’une société religieuse, littéraire ou artistique, particulièrement quand elle a été admise par les autres membres à en faire partie.

Key facts for consœur
PropertyValue
Headwordconsœur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sœʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “consœur” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). consœur lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consœur is uncommon French at frequency #62,164 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

consœur has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is consœur, spelled C-O-N-S-Œ-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celle qui fait partie d’une consœurie, d’une compagnie, d’une société religieuse, littéraire ou artistique, particulièrement quand elle a été admise par les autres membres à en faire partie.
  2. 2
    Celle qui exerce la même profession libérale qu’un autre membre de ce métier.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consœur"?
"consœur" is spelled C-O-N-S-Œ-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sœʁ\.
What does "consœur" mean?
As a noun, "consœur" means: Celle qui fait partie d’une consœurie, d’une compagnie, d’une société religieuse, littéraire ou artistique, particulièrement quand elle a été admise par les autres membres à en faire partie.
How do you pronounce "consœur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consœur" is \kɔ̃.sœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consœur" come from?
"consœur" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “consœur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-Œ-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.sœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list