Which to use
“conséquences” is a noun and “conséquents” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,656
- “conséquences” frequency rank
- #31,898
- “conséquents” frequency rank
- 33554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conséquences | conséquents |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de conséquence. | Masculin pluriel de conséquent. |
Where the eye mixes conséquences and conséquents
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. conséquences runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVVCCVC) against conséquents's 11 (CVCCVCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between conséquences and conséquents
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conséquences is \kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s\ while conséquents is \kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conséquences is recorded at frequency rank #1,656, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃s\. conséquents is at rank #31,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.se.kɑ̃\.
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 33554, this pair ranks #289,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conséquences vs conséquents
Shared letters: cenoqsué. Private to "conséquences": -. Private to "conséquents": t.
"conséquences" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCVC · "conséquents" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conséquences" for "conséquents" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "conséquences" or "conséquents" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conséquences" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conséquents" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conséquences" and "conséquents" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conséquentes vs conséquents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.