Which to use
“consommé” is a noun and “consommer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,674
- “consommé” frequency rank
- #6,800
- “consommer” frequency rank
- 17474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommé | consommer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouillon de viande (bœuf, volaille, gibier, poisson) réduit et parfois lié au jaune d’œuf ; les consommés se servent froid ou chaud. | Faire usage de quelque chose, utiliser. |
Same sound, different letters: consommé vs consommer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. consommé runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against consommer's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - consommé / consommer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommé and consommer 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17474, 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\. consommer is at rank #6,800, 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 17474, this pair ranks #382,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consommé vs consommer
Shared letters: cmnos. Private to "consommé": é. Private to "consommer": er.
"consommé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consommer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consommer ← cconsommer · cnosommer · connsommer · conosmmer · consmomer · consomemr · consomer · consommerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consommé" and "consommer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consommé" vs "consommer" - which ranks higher?
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 "consommé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consommer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommé" and "consommer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommé vs consonne". 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 #382,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.