consolidevsconsolidésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: consolide is a verb, consolidés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“consolide” is a verb and “consolidés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,875
“consolide” frequency rank
#37,742
“consolidés” frequency rank
73617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consolide consolidés
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consolider. Sorte de fonds financier anglais.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consolide and consolidés apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
consolide
10 ch
consolidés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: consolide is \kɔ̃.sɔ.lid\ while consolidés is \kɔ̃.sɔ.li.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consolide is recorded at frequency rank #35,875, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.lid\. consolidés is at rank #37,742, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.li.de\.

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 73617, this pair ranks #39,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consolide vs consolidés

Shared letters: cdilnos. Private to "consolide": e. Private to "consolidés": é.

"consolide" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "consolidés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consolidecconsolide · cnosolide · connsolide · conoslide · consloide · consoilde · consoldie · consolidde

Frequency comparison

consolide#35,875
consolidés#37,742

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consolide" and "consolidés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consolide" is a verb and "consolidés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consolide" or "consolidés"?
"consolide" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,875 in our French list, against #37,742 for "consolidés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consolide vs consolidés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “consolide”; for a noun, it's “consolidés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consolide” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list