considèrevsconsidèresWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#2,268
“considère” frequency rank
#37,245
“considères” frequency rank
39513
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considère considères
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de considérer. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de considérer.

Same sound, different letters: considère vs considères

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.

9 ch
considère
10 ch
considères

Homophone desk: considère vs considères

This is the hard kind. considère and considères 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 1 extra letter(s) - “considère” sits inside “considères”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39513, 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\. considères is at rank #37,245, 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 39513, this pair ranks #247,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of considère vs considères

Shared letters: cdeinorsè. Private to "considère": -. Private to "considères": -.

"considère" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "considères" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "considère" and "considères" be used interchangeably?
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 "considères" - which ranks higher?
"considère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,268 in our French list, against #37,245 for "considères". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "considères" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #247,388 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considère" and "considères" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérais vs considères". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #247,388 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