considèrevsconsidèrentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,268
“considère” frequency rank
#6,177
“considèrent” frequency rank
8445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considère considèrent
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de considérer. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de considérer.

Same sound, different letters: considère vs considèrent

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. considère runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against considèrent's 11 (CVCCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
considère
11 ch
considèrent

Homophone desk: considère vs considèrent

This is the hard kind. considère and considèrent are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “considère” sits inside “considèrent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8445, 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\. considèrent is at rank #6,177, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\.

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 8445, this pair ranks #420,001 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considère vs considèrent

Shared letters: cdeinorsè. Private to "considère": -. Private to "considèrent": t.

"considère" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "considèrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "considère" and "considèrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Frequency check: "considère" vs "considèrent" - which ranks higher?
"considère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,268 in our French list, against #6,177 for "considèrent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've separated the homophone pair "considère" / "considèrent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considèrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #420,001 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considère" and "considèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considèrent vs considères". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #420,001 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