consignéesvsconsignésConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
consignées
9 ch
consignés

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?
No. They are pronounced the same (\kɔ̃.si.ɲe\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "consignées" or "consignés"?
"consignées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,083 in our French list, against #47,248 for "consignés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list