consonne
French, noun/kɔ̃.sɔn/
consonne is spelled C-O-N-S-O-N-N-E (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Consonne is a French feminine noun meaning “consonant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of consonner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Son de la voix produit par les différents organes de la bouche et qui en sort plus ou moins librement”.
What does consonne mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconsonant
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Son de la voix produit par les différents organes de la bouche et qui en sort plus ou moins librement. 2. Désigne aussi les lettres de l’alphabet autres que les voyelles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of consonne
- consonnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce consonne?
- /kɔ̃.sɔn/
- \kɔ̃.sɔn\
- [kɔ̃.sɔn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to consonne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is consonne in French?
consonne appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).