Which to use
“consigne” and “consonne” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,539
- “consigne” frequency rank
- #29,709
- “consonne” frequency rank
- 42248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigne | consonne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat. | Son de la voix produit par les différents organes de la bouche et qui en sort plus ou moins librement. |
Where the eye mixes consigne and consonne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consigne and consonne follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between consigne and consonne
A purely visual mix-up. consigne (\kɔ̃.siɲ\) and consonne (\kɔ̃.sɔn\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigne is recorded at frequency rank #12,539, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.siɲ\. consonne is at rank #29,709, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔn\.
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 42248, this pair ranks #227,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consigne vs consonne
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "consigne": gi. Private to "consonne": -.
"consigne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consonne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consigne" and "consonne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "consigne" or "consonne" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consonne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigne" and "consonne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consonance vs consonne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,054 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.