considèrevsconsidéréesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,268
“considère” frequency rank
#8,365
“considérées” frequency rank
10633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes considère and considérées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. considère runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against considérées's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
considère
11 ch
considérées

Look-alike desk: considère vs considérées

A purely visual mix-up. considère (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10633, 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\. 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 10633, this pair ranks #412,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considère vs considérées

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

"considère" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "considérées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "considère" for "considérées" ever safe?
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.
In ordinary French text, does "considère" or "considérées" show up more?
"considère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,268 in our French list, against #8,365 for "considérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "considère" and "considérées" 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 "considérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #412,235 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considère" and "considérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérais vs considérées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #412,235 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