Which to use
“consent” and “consentis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,600
- “consent” frequency rank
- #25,945
- “consentis” frequency rank
- 51545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consent | consentis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consentir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de consentir. |
Where the eye mixes consent and consentis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. consent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against consentis's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses consent with consentis
A purely visual mix-up. consent (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃\) and consentis (\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “consent” sits inside “consentis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consent is recorded at frequency rank #25,600, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃\. consentis is at rank #25,945, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.ti\.
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 51545, this pair ranks #154,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consent vs consentis
Shared letters: cenost. Private to "consent": -. Private to "consentis": i.
"consent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "consentis" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consent" for "consentis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consent" vs "consentis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consentis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consent" and "consentis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consent vs context". 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 #154,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.