consensuel

\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\

/\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\/ adj

The verdict

“consensuel” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,741
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Issu d’un consensus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consensuel · consensuel · French

consensuel · rank #37,741 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,741
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coniques

Nearest frequency peer: coniques (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « consensuel »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « consensuel » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

consensuel vs consensus
80% similar
consensuel vs consensuelle
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for consensuel
PropertyValue
Headwordconsensuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,741
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consensuel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).consensuelse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « coniques » (#37,740), « consolidés » (#37,742), « confirmait » (#37,739). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consensuel » est au #37,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around consensuel (IPA \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,741 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for consensuel, with forms such as "cconsensuel", "cnosensuel", and "conesnsuel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "consensus", "consensuelle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is consensuel, spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-S-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Issu d’un consensus.
  2. 2
    Qui est formé par le consentement des parties.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je me lève en prenant soin de traîner mes pieds enchâssés dans des chaussons si conformes que seule la coalition de la baguette de pain et du béret peut leur lancer le défi des clichés consensuels.
  2. C’est l’un des paradoxes de l’époque : on se plaint des interviews consensuelles et aseptisées, mais dès qu’un échange est un peu tendu, il est considéré comme un clash, dès qu’une parole surnage, ça devient l’engueulade du siècle.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsensuel
  • cnosensuel
  • conesnsuel
  • connsensuel
  • consennsuel
  • consenseul
  • consenssuel
  • consensuell
  • consensule
  • consenusel
  • consesnuel
  • consnesuel
  • conssensuel
  • cosnensuel
  • ocnsensuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consensuel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconsensuel1cnosensuel2conesnsuel2connsensuel1consennsuel1consenseul2consenssuel1consensuell1
Edit distance from "consensuel"

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 "consensuel"?
"consensuel" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-S-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\.
What does "consensuel" mean?
As an adjective, "consensuel" means: Issu d’un consensus.
What words are commonly confused with "consensuel"?
"consensuel" is commonly confused with "consensus", "consensuelle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consensuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consensuel" is \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consensuel" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list