Which to use
“consommée” is an adjective and “consommés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,663
- “consommée” frequency rank
- #21,275
- “consommés” frequency rank
- 38938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommée | consommés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de consommé. | Pluriel de consommé. |
Same sound, different letters: consommée vs consommés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. consommée (CVCCVCCVV) and consommés (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: consommée vs consommés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommée and consommés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. 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 “consommée” becomes s in “consommés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38938, 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\. 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 38938, this pair ranks #251,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommée vs consommés
Shared letters: cmnosé. Private to "consommée": e. Private to "consommés": -.
"consommée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "consommés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consommée" and "consommés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "consommée" or "consommés" show up more?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "consommée" / "consommés". 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 "consommés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,725 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommée" and "consommés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommées vs consommés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #251,725 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.