Which to use
“consistent” and “consister” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,446
- “consistent” frequency rank
- #41,190
- “consister” frequency rank
- 59636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consistent | consister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de consister. | Être constitué par certains éléments ; comporter ; comprendre. |
Where the eye mixes consistent and consister
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: consistent vs consister
A purely visual mix-up. consistent (\kɔ̃.sist\) and consister (\kɔ̃.sis.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consistent is recorded at frequency rank #18,446, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sist\. consister is at rank #41,190, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sis.te\.
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 59636, this pair ranks #102,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consistent vs consister
Shared letters: ceinost. Private to "consistent": -. Private to "consister": r.
"consistent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "consister" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consistent ← cconsistent · cnosistent · conisstent · connsistent · consisetnt · consisstent · consistennt · consistentt
- consister ← cconsister · cnosister · conisster · connsister · consisetr · consisster · consisterr · consistre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consistent" for "consister" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consistent" vs "consister" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "consistent" and "consister" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consistent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consistent" and "consister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consigner vs consister". 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 #102,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.