considèrevsconsidéréeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,268
“considère” frequency rank
#4,061
“considérée” frequency rank
6329
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considère considérée
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de considérer. Participe passé féminin singulier de considérer.

Where the eye mixes considère and considérée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
considère
10 ch
considérée

Visual trap between considère and considérée

A purely visual mix-up. considère (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) and considérée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considère is recorded at frequency rank #2,268, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\. considérée is at rank #4,061, 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 6329, this pair ranks #426,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considère vs considérée

Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "considère": è. Private to "considérée": é.

"considère" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "considérée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considère" and "considérée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\ versus \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "considère" or "considérée"?
"considère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,268 in our French list, against #4,061 for "considérée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "considère" and "considérée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #426,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considère" and "considérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérée vs considères". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #426,542 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