Which to use
“considère” and “considérer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,268
- “considère” frequency rank
- #3,061
- “considérer” frequency rank
- 5329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | considère | considérer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de considérer. | Regarder attentivement. |
Where the eye mixes considère and considérer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. considère runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against considérer's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: considère vs considérer
A purely visual mix-up. considère (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) and considérer (\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 5329, 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\. considérer is at rank #3,061, 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 5329, this pair ranks #429,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of considère vs considérer
Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "considère": è. Private to "considérer": é.
"considère" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "considérer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "considère" and "considérer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "considère" or "considérer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "considère" and "considérer" 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 "considérer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,312 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "considère" and "considérer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérer vs considères". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #429,312 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.