Which to use
“consommé” and “consommés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,674
- “consommé” frequency rank
- #21,275
- “consommés” frequency rank
- 31949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommé | consommés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bouillon de viande (bœuf, volaille, gibier, poisson) réduit et parfois lié au jaune d’œuf ; les consommés se servent froid ou chaud. | Pluriel de consommé. |
Same sound, different letters: consommé vs consommés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. consommé runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against consommés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - consommé / consommés
This is the hard kind. consommé and consommés are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.sɔ.me\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “consommé” sits inside “consommés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31949, 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\. consommés is at rank #21,275, tagged as anoun, 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 31949, this pair ranks #300,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommé vs consommés
Shared letters: cmnosé. Private to "consommé": -. Private to "consommés": -.
"consommé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consommés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consommé" for "consommés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consommé" vs "consommés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "consommés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommé" and "consommés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommées vs consommés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #300,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.