Which to use
“consommée” is an adjective and “consommées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,663
- “consommée” frequency rank
- #29,708
- “consommées” frequency rank
- 47371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommée | consommées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de consommé. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de consommer. |
Same sound, different letters: consommée vs consommées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. consommée runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against consommées's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: consommée vs consommées
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommée and consommées carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “consommée” sits inside “consommées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consommée is recorded at frequency rank #17,663, classified as anadj, 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 47371, this pair ranks #187,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommée vs consommées
Shared letters: cemnosé. Private to "consommée": -. Private to "consommées": -.
"consommée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "consommées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consommée" for "consommées" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "consommée" / "consommées". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "consommée" 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 #187,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommée" and "consommées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommées vs consommés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #187,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.