Which to use
“conso” and “cosy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,967
- “conso” frequency rank
- #41,722
- “cosy” frequency rank
- 62689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conso | cosy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Consommation, dans le sens de « quantité consommée ». | Enveloppe fourrée, généralement en tissu ouatiné, dont on couvre une théière, un plat ou un œuf, pour en conserver la chaleur. |
Where the eye mixes conso and cosy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses conso with cosy
A purely visual mix-up. conso (\kɔ̃.so\) and cosy (\kɔ.zi\) 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 62689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conso is recorded at frequency rank #20,967, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.so\. cosy is at rank #41,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.zi\.
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 62689, this pair ranks #85,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conso vs cosy
Shared letters: cos. Private to "conso": n. Private to "cosy": y.
"conso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cosy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conso" and "cosy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conso" or "cosy"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conso" and "cosy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coon vs cosy". 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 #85,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.