consigne

\kɔ̃.siɲ\

/\kɔ̃.siɲ\/ noun

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The verdict

“consigne” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,539
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consigne · consigne · French

consigne · rank #12,539 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,539
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservent

Nearest frequency peer: conservent (-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 « consigne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consigne » 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).

consigne vs Cousine
63% similar
consigne vs consiste
75% similar
consigne vs consonne
75% similar

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

Key facts for consigne
PropertyValue
Headwordconsigne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.siɲ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,539
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consigne »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).consignese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conservent » (#12,538), « conformer » (#12,537), « continuellement » (#12,541). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consigne » est au #12,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around consigne (IPA \kɔ̃.siɲ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,539 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for consigne, with forms such as "cconsigne", "cnosigne", and "conisgne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Cousine", "consiste", "consonne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is consigne, spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat.
  2. 2
    Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à quelqu'un.
  3. 3
    Privation de sortie donnée à des soldats ou à des écoliers.
  4. 4
    Dépôt pour bagages, dans les gares, les aéroports, etc.
  5. 5
    Somme remboursable versée à la personne qui consigne un emballage.
  6. 6
    Informations ou directives présentées aux différents acteurs d’une opération avant le début de celle-ci.
  7. 7
    Valeur souhaitée d’un processus contrôlé par une régulation automatique, comme la vitesse d’un mouvement ou la température ambiante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les factionnaires se transmettent la consigne.
  2. La consigne est de ne laisser entrer personne.

Synonyms

directiveguidemanuelmode opératoirenoticeprocédurevadémécum

This word in other languages

instruction(English)consigna(Español)Befehl(Deutsch)ordem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsigne
  • cnosigne
  • conisgne
  • connsigne
  • consgine
  • consigen
  • consiggne
  • consignne
  • consinge
  • conssigne
  • cosnigne
  • ocnsigne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consigne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconsigne1cnosigne2conisgne2connsigne1consgine2consigen2consiggne1consignne1
Edit distance from "consigne"

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 "consigne"?
"consigne" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.siɲ\.
What does "consigne" mean?
As a noun, "consigne" means: Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat.
What words are commonly confused with "consigne"?
"consigne" is commonly confused with "Cousine", "consiste", "consonne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consigne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consigne" is \kɔ̃.siɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consigne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chantent#12,529durables#12,552décevant#12,554détourné#12,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

banlieues12 variantsagrandir12 variantsestimant12 variantsfasciste12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list