Which to use
“consignés” is an adjective and “consonnes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,248
- “consignés” frequency rank
- #28,113
- “consonnes” frequency rank
- 75361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consignés | consonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de consigné. | Pluriel de consonne. |
Where the eye mixes consignés and consonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consignés and consonnes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consignés is \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\ while consonnes is \kɔ̃.sɔn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consignés is recorded at frequency rank #47,248, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.si.ɲe\. consonnes is at rank #28,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔn\.
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 75361, this pair ranks #34,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consignés vs consonnes
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "consignés": gié. Private to "consonnes": e.
"consignés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consonnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consonnes ← cconsonnes · cnosonnes · connsonnes · conosnnes · consnones · consonens · consones · consonness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consignés" and "consonnes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "consignés" or "consonnes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consignés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,320 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consignés" and "consonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigner 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 #34,320 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.