consonance

\kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\

/\kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“consonance” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,242
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accord de deux sons entendus simultanément et dont l’union plaît à l’oreille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consonance · consonance · French

consonance · rank #42,242 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,242
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservez

Nearest frequency peer: conservez (-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 « consonance »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consonance » 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).

consonance vs consonne
80% similar
consonance vs constance
80% similar
consonance vs convenance
80% similar

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

Key facts for consonance
PropertyValue
Headwordconsonance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,242
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consonance »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.consonancese 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 « conservez » (#42,241), « conspirations » (#42,243), « conseillons » (#42,240). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consonance » est au #42,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around consonance (IPA \kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,242 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for consonance, with forms such as "cconsonance", "cnosonance", and "connsonance". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "consonne", "constance", "convenance", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 consonance, spelled C-O-N-S-O-N-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accord de deux sons entendus simultanément et dont l’union plaît à l’oreille.
  2. 2
    Uniformité, ressemblance de son dans la terminaison des mots.
  3. 3
    Ensemble de sons produisant une certaine impression.
  4. 4
    Accord de vibration, résonance entre deux êtres, idées ou objets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y a des consonances parfaites et des consonances imparfaites : les parfaites sont l’unisson, la quarte, la quinte et l’octave ; les imparfaites sont la tierce et la sixte.
  2. Les rimes sont des consonances de mots.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsonance
  • cnosonance
  • connsonance
  • conosnance
  • consnoance
  • consoannce
  • consonacne
  • consonancce
  • consonanec
  • consonannce
  • consonnace
  • consonnance
  • conssonance
  • cosnonance
  • ocnsonance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsonance1cnosonance2connsonance1conosnance2consnoance2consoannce2consonacne2consonancce1
Edit distance from "consonance"

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 "consonance"?
"consonance" is spelled C-O-N-S-O-N-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\.
What does "consonance" mean?
As a noun, "consonance" means: Accord de deux sons entendus simultanément et dont l’union plaît à l’oreille.
What words are commonly confused with "consonance"?
"consonance" is commonly confused with "consonne", "constance", "convenance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consonance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consonance" is \kɔ̃.sɔ.nɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consonance" come from?
"consonance" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "consonance", 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