considéréesvsconsidèrentConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,365
“considérées” frequency rank
#6,177
“considèrent” frequency rank
14542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature considérées considèrent
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de considérer. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de considérer.

Where the eye mixes considérées and considèrent

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. considérées (CVCCVCVCVVC) and considèrent (CVCCVCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

11 ch
considérées
11 ch
considèrent

Why the eye confuses considérées with considèrent

A purely visual mix-up. considérées (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\) and considèrent (\kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

considérées is recorded at frequency rank #8,365, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\. 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 14542, this pair ranks #396,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of considérées vs considèrent

Shared letters: cdeinors. Private to "considérées": é. Private to "considèrent": tè.

"considérées" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC  ·  "considèrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "considérées" and "considèrent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\ versus \kɔ̃.si.dɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "considérées" or "considèrent"?
"considèrent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,177 in our French list, against #8,365 for "considérées". 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 "considérées" and "considèrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "considérées" 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 #396,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "considérées" and "considèrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considérais vs considérées". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #396,220 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