consequence

\ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\

/\ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\/ noun

The verdict

“consequence” is uncommon French (frequency #54,494 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,494
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-consequence · consequence · French

consequence · rank #54,494 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,494
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH congelée

Nearest frequency peer: congelée (-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 « consequence »

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 « consequence » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consequence
PropertyValue
Headwordconsequence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,494
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « consequence » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « congelée » (#54,493), « consommatrices » (#54,495), « concrétisée » (#54,492). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consequence » est au #54,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consequence is uncommon French at frequency #54,494 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for consequence in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is consequence, spelled C-O-N-S-E-Q-U-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conséquence.
  2. 2
    Consécutif (à).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. All of this is a consequence of your refusal to listen to reason.

Synonyms

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 "consequence"?
"consequence" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-Q-U-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\.
What does "consequence" mean?
As a noun, "consequence" means: Conséquence.
How do you pronounce "consequence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consequence" is \ˈkɑnsɪkwɛns\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consequence" come from?
"consequence" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list