Which to use
“considérer” and “considérez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,061
- “considérer” frequency rank
- #19,789
- “considérez” frequency rank
- 22850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | considérer | considérez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Regarder attentivement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de considérer. |
Same sound, different letters: considérer vs considérez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - considérer and considérez
This is the hard kind. considérer and considérez are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\) 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 a single letter - r in “considérer” becomes z in “considérez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
considérer is recorded at frequency rank #3,061, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.de.ʁe\. considérez is at rank #19,789, 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 22850, this pair ranks #355,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of considérer vs considérez
Shared letters: cdeinorsé. Private to "considérer": -. Private to "considérez": z.
"considérer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "considérez" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "considérer" / "considérez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "considérer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "considérez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "considérer" and "considérez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "considères vs considérez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #355,805 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.