Which to use
“consigne” and “Cousine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,539
- “consigne” frequency rank
- #7,170
- “Cousine” frequency rank
- 19709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigne | Cousine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ordre, instruction que l’on donne à une sentinelle, à un soldat. | Cousine. |
Where the eye mixes consigne and Cousine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consigne runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Cousine's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: consigne vs Cousine
A purely visual mix-up. consigne (\kɔ̃.siɲ\) and Cousine (\kuˈziː.nə\) 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 19709, 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\. Cousine is at rank #7,170, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kuˈziː.nə\.
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 19709, this pair ranks #371,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigne vs Cousine
Shared letters: ceinos. Private to "consigne": g. Private to "Cousine": u.
"consigne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Cousine" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consigne" and "Cousine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consigne" or "Cousine"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cousine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,938 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigne" and "Cousine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigne vs consignés". 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 #371,938 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.