Which to use
“consignées” is an adjective and “consigner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,083
- “consignées” frequency rank
- #47,247
- “consigner” frequency rank
- 93330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consignées | consigner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de consigné. | Déposer une somme entre les mains de quelqu’un, pour qu’elle soit délivrée en temps et lieu à qui il appartiendra. |
Same sound, different letters: consignées vs consigner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Homophone desk: consignées vs consigner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consignées and consigner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consignées is recorded at frequency rank #46,083, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\. consigner is at rank #47,247, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\.
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 93330, this pair ranks #2,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consignées vs consigner
Shared letters: ceginos. Private to "consignées": é. Private to "consigner": r.
"consignées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "consigner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consigner ← cconsigner · cnosigner · conisgner · connsigner · consginer · consigenr · consiggner · consignerr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "consignées" / "consigner". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "consignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consigner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consignées" and "consigner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confiner vs consigner". 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 #2,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.