consciousness

\ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\

/\ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\/ noun

The verdict

“consciousness” is uncommon French (frequency #81,912 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,912
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conscience de soi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consciousness · consciousness · French

consciousness · rank #81,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,912
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH congénère

Nearest frequency peer: congénère (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « consciousness »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « consciousness » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consciousness
PropertyValue
Headwordconsciousness
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\
Letters13
Frequency rank#81,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « consciousness » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).consciousnesstombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « congénère » (#81,911), « consumée » (#81,913), « congratulations » (#81,910). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consciousness » est au #81,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consciousness is uncommon French at frequency #81,912 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Conscience de soi.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for consciousness, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is consciousness, spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conscience de soi.

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 "consciousness"?
"consciousness" is spelled C-O-N-S-C-I-O-U-S-N-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\.
What does "consciousness" mean?
As a noun, "consciousness" means: Conscience de soi.
How do you pronounce "consciousness"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consciousness" is \ˈkɑn.ʃəs.nɪs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "consciousness", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list