Which to use
“console” and “consuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,327
- “console” frequency rank
- #25,260
- “consuls” frequency rank
- 30587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | console | consuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Saillie qui sert à soutenir une corniche, un balcon, etc. Consiste en une pièce encastrée dans une paroi, servant de support. | Pluriel de consul. |
Where the eye mixes console and consuls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between console and consuls
A purely visual mix-up. console (\kɔ̃.sɔl\) and consuls (\kɔ̃.syl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30587, 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\. consuls is at rank #25,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl\.
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 30587, this pair ranks #309,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of console vs consuls
Shared letters: clnos. Private to "console": e. Private to "consuls": u.
"console" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "consuls" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "console" and "consuls" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "console" vs "consuls" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "console" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "console" and "consuls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conques vs consuls". 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 #309,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.