Which to use
“consigner” is a verb and “consignés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,247
- “consigner” frequency rank
- #47,248
- “consignés” frequency rank
- 94495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigner | consignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déposer une somme entre les mains de quelqu’un, pour qu’elle soit délivrée en temps et lieu à qui il appartiendra. | Masculin pluriel de consigné. |
Same sound, different letters: consigner vs consignés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - consigner and consignés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consigner and consignés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigner is recorded at frequency rank #47,247, classified as averb, 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 94495, this pair ranks #1,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consigner vs consignés
Shared letters: cginos. Private to "consigner": er. Private to "consignés": é.
"consigner" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consignés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consigner ← cconsigner · cnosigner · conisgner · connsigner · consginer · consigenr · consiggner · consignerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consigner" for "consignés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consigner" vs "consignés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"consigner" and "consignés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigner" 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 #1,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigner" and "consignés" 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 #1,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.