Which to use
“consommé” is a noun and “consommées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,674
- “consommé” frequency rank
- #29,708
- “consommées” frequency rank
- 40382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommé | consommées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouillon de viande (bœuf, volaille, gibier, poisson) réduit et parfois lié au jaune d’œuf ; les consommés se servent froid ou chaud. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de consommer. |
Same sound, different letters: consommé vs consommées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. consommé runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against consommées's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - consommé / consommées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommé and consommées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “consommé” sits inside “consommées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consommé is recorded at frequency rank #10,674, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. consommées is at rank #29,708, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\.
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 40382, this pair ranks #240,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommé vs consommées
Shared letters: cmnosé. Private to "consommé": -. Private to "consommées": e.
"consommé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consommées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consommé" and "consommées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consommé" vs "consommées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"consommé" and "consommées" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "consommé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consommées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,939 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommé" and "consommées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommées vs consommés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #240,939 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.