considéraisvsconsidéréesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“considérais” and “considérées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,948
“considérais” frequency rank
#8,365
“considérées” frequency rank
53313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considérais considérées
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de considérer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de considérer.

Where the eye mixes considérais and considérées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
considérais
11 ch
considérées

Look-alike desk: considérais vs considérées

A purely visual mix-up. considérais (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁɛ\) and considérées (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considérais is recorded at frequency rank #44,948, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁɛ\. considérées is at rank #8,365, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\.

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 53313, this pair ranks #141,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of considérais vs considérées

Shared letters: cdinorsé. Private to "considérais": a. Private to "considérées": e.

"considérais" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "considérées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considérais" and "considérées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁɛ\ versus \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "considérais" vs "considérées" - which ranks higher?
"considérées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,365 in our French list, against #44,948 for "considérais". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considérais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #141,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considérais" and "considérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérais vs considères". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #141,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list