considèrevsconsidérerConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
considère
10 ch
considérer

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?
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 "considérer" show up more?
"considère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,268 in our French list, against #3,061 for "considérer". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list