consolidéevsconsolidésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#39,237
“consolidée” frequency rank
#37,742
“consolidés” frequency rank
76979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consolidée consolidés
Definition Féminin singulier de consolidé. Sorte de fonds financier anglais.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consolidée and consolidés apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
consolidée
10 ch
consolidés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consolidée and consolidés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɔ.li.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “consolidée” becomes s in “consolidés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consolidée is recorded at frequency rank #39,237, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.li.de\. 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 76979, this pair ranks #29,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of consolidée vs consolidés

Shared letters: cdilnosé. Private to "consolidée": e. Private to "consolidés": -.

"consolidée" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV  ·  "consolidés" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

consolidée#39,237
consolidés#37,742

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "consolidée" and "consolidés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consolidée" is an adjective and "consolidés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "consolidée" or "consolidés"?
"consolidés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,742 in our French list, against #39,237 for "consolidée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering consolidée vs consolidés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “consolidée”; for a noun, it's “consolidés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consolidée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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