Which to use
“console” and “consoles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,327
- “console” frequency rank
- #11,550
- “consoles” frequency rank
- 16877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | console | consoles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saillie qui sert à soutenir une corniche, un balcon, etc. Consiste en une pièce encastrée dans une paroi, servant de support. | Pluriel de console. |
Same sound, different letters: console vs consoles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - console / consoles
This is the hard kind. console and consoles are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.sɔl\) and both work as anoun. 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 extra letter(s) - “console” sits inside “consoles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
console is recorded at frequency rank #5,327, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔl\. consoles is at rank #11,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔl\.
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 16877, this pair ranks #385,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of console vs consoles
Shared letters: celnos. Private to "console": -. Private to "consoles": -.
"console" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "consoles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "console" for "consoles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "console" or "consoles"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "console" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consoles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "console" and "consoles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consoles vs coupoles". 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 #385,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.