consensus

\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\

/\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\/ noun

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The verdict

“consensus” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,280
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accord tacite, ou sans opposition catégorique, des différentes parties d’une discussion sur un sujet déterminé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consensus · consensus · French

consensus · rank #6,280 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,280
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH concurrents

Nearest frequency peer: concurrents (-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 « consensus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consensus » 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).

consensus vs contenus
78% similar
consensus vs convenus
78% similar
consensus vs consentis
78% similar

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

Key facts for consensus
PropertyValue
Headwordconsensus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,280
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consensus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).consensusse 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 « concurrents » (#6,279), « coordination » (#6,281), « concevoir » (#6,278). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consensus » est au #6,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around consensus (IPA \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,280 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for consensus, with forms such as "cconsensus", "cnosensus", and "conesnsus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "contenus", "convenus", "consentis", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is consensus, spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accord tacite, ou sans opposition catégorique, des différentes parties d’une discussion sur un sujet déterminé.
  2. 2
    Accord d’une forte majorité de la population, de l’électorat.
  3. 3
    Accord de plusieurs organes dans l’accomplissement d’une fonction vitale.
  4. 4
    Accord d’un certain nombre de processus sur une valeur unique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … En revanche, lorsque sur un même thème, les résultats débouchent sur des conclusions convergentes, on parle alors de consensus. Ce terme est préférable à celui de « vérité » car un consensus est toujours susceptible d’être remis en question par d’autres études.
  2. La prise de décision par consensus a été souvent présentée comme une innovation sociale et administrative prometteuse.

Antonyms

controversedissensus

This word in other languages

consensus(English)consenso(Español)Konsens(Deutsch)consenso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsensus
  • cnosensus
  • conesnsus
  • connsensus
  • consennsus
  • consenssu
  • consenssus
  • consensuss
  • consenuss
  • consesnus
  • consnesus
  • conssensus
  • cosnensus
  • ocnsensus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consensus - 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.

cconsensus1cnosensus2conesnsus2connsensus1consennsus1consenssu2consenssus1consensuss1
Edit distance from "consensus"

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 "consensus"?
"consensus" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-S-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\.
What does "consensus" mean?
As a noun, "consensus" means: Accord tacite, ou sans opposition catégorique, des différentes parties d’une discussion sur un sujet déterminé.
What words are commonly confused with "consensus"?
"consensus" is commonly confused with "contenus", "convenus", "consentis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consensus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consensus" is \kɔ̃.sɛ̃.sys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consensus" come from?
"consensus" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

concevoir#6,278détriment#6,291education#6,292antiquité#6,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

commissariat14 variantsfiscalité14 variantsmodalités14 variantssoutiennent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list