consommation

\kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“consommation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,325
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de mener une œuvre à son plein achèvement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consommation · consommation · French

consommation · rank #1,325 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,325
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH connaît

Nearest frequency peer: connaît (-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 « consommation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consommation » 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).

consommation vs consommations
92% similar
consommation vs consolation
83% similar
consommation vs conformation
83% similar

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

Key facts for consommation
PropertyValue
Headwordconsommation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,325
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consommation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.consommationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « connaît » (#1,324), « cru » (#1,326), « compter » (#1,323). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consommation » est au #1,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around consommation (IPA \kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,325 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for consommation, with forms such as "cconsommation", "cnosommation", and "connsommation". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "consommations", "consolation", "conformation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is consommation, spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de mener une œuvre à son plein achèvement.
  2. 2
    Relation sexuelle entre des époux suivant leur cérémonie nuptiale.
  3. 3
    Relation sexuelle d'un couple, qu'il soit marié ou pas.
  4. 4
    Utilisation de choses qui se détruisent par l’usage.
  5. 5
    Ce que l’on a bu ou mangé dans un restaurant, un café ou un bar.
  6. 6
    Les consommateurs ; la clientèle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Puissions-nous retrouver le courage et la foi de nos aïeux ! Soldat de l’Église militante, je sais que le combat ne finira qu’à la consommation des siècles.
  2. La consommation d’une affaire. - La consommation d’un sacrifice.

Synonyms

conso

This word in other languages

consummation(English)consumación(Español)Verbrauch(Deutsch)bebida(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsommation
  • cnosommation
  • connsommation
  • conosmmation
  • consmomation
  • consomamtion
  • consomation
  • consommaiton
  • consommatino
  • consommationn
  • consommatoin
  • consommattion
  • consommtaion
  • conssommation
  • cosnommation
  • ocnsommation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsommation1cnosommation2connsommation1conosmmation2consmomation2consomamtion2consomation1consommaiton2
Edit distance from "consommation"

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 "consommation"?
"consommation" is spelled C-O-N-S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "consommation" mean?
As a noun, "consommation" means: Action de mener une œuvre à son plein achèvement.
What words are commonly confused with "consommation"?
"consommation" is commonly confused with "consommations", "consolation", "conformation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consommation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consommation" is \kɔ̃.sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consommation" come from?
"consommation" 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 "consommation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

journaliste16 variantsreprésente16 variantsconférence16 variantsévénements16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list