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.
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?
Frequency check: "considère" vs "considèrent" - which ranks higher?
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.