Which to use
“consignées” and “consignés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,083
- “consignées” frequency rank
- #47,248
- “consignés” frequency rank
- 93331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consignées | consignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de consigné. | Masculin pluriel de consigné. |
Same sound, different letters: consignées vs consignés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - consignées and consignés
This is the hard kind. consignées and consignés are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.si.ɲe\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93331, 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\. consignés is at rank #47,248, tagged as anadj, 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 93331, this pair ranks #2,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consignées vs consignés
Shared letters: cginosé. Private to "consignées": e. Private to "consignés": -.
"consignées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "consignés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consignées" and "consignés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consignées" or "consignés"?
What to do next
"consignées" and "consignés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "consignées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consignés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consignées" and "consignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigner vs consignés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,351 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.