Which to use
“conseille” and “conseillez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,060
- “conseille” frequency rank
- #28,498
- “conseillez” frequency rank
- 32558
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseille | conseillez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conseiller. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de conseiller. |
Where the eye mixes conseille and conseillez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. conseille runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against conseillez's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conseille and conseillez
A purely visual mix-up. conseille (\kɔ̃.sɛj\) and conseillez (\kɔ̃.se.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “conseille” sits inside “conseillez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32558, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conseille is recorded at frequency rank #4,060, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛj\. conseillez is at rank #28,498, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.je\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32558, this pair ranks #296,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conseille vs conseillez
Shared letters: ceilnos. Private to "conseille": -. Private to "conseillez": z.
"conseille" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "conseillez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conseille ← cconseille · cnoseille · conesille · connseille · conseile · conseilel · conselile · consielle
- conseillez ← cconseillez · cnoseillez · conesillez · connseillez · conseilelz · conseilez · conseillezz · conseillze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conseille" and "conseillez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "conseille" or "conseillez" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conseille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conseillez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseille" and "conseillez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseilles vs conseillez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #296,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.