Which to use
“conseilles” is a verb and “conseils” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,720
- “conseilles” frequency rank
- #1,557
- “conseils” frequency rank
- 41277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseilles | conseils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de conseiller. | Pluriel de conseil. |
Same sound, different letters: conseilles vs conseils
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. conseilles runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCCVC) against conseils's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: conseilles vs conseils
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: conseilles and conseils carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɛj\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conseilles is recorded at frequency rank #39,720, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛj\. conseils is at rank #1,557, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɛj\.
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 41277, this pair ranks #234,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conseilles vs conseils
Shared letters: ceilnos. Private to "conseilles": -. Private to "conseils": -.
"conseilles" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC · "conseils" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- conseilles ← cconseilles · cnoseilles · conesilles · connseilles · conseilels · conseiles · conseilless · conseillse
- conseils ← cconseils · cnoseils · conesils · connseils · conseills · conseilss · conseisl · conselis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conseilles" for "conseils" ever safe?
Frequency check: "conseilles" vs "conseils" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "conseilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conseils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseilles" and "conseils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conseillères vs conseilles". 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 #234,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.