Which to use
“consommées” is a verb and “consommés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,708
- “consommées” frequency rank
- #21,275
- “consommés” frequency rank
- 50983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommées | consommés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de consommer. | Pluriel de consommé. |
Same sound, different letters: consommées vs consommés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. consommées runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against consommés's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: consommées vs consommés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommées and consommés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 50983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consommées is recorded at frequency rank #29,708, classified as averb, 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 50983, this pair ranks #158,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommées vs consommés
Shared letters: cmnosé. Private to "consommées": e. Private to "consommés": -.
"consommées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "consommés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consommées" and "consommés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "consommées" or "consommés" show up more?
What to do next
"consommées" and "consommés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "consommées" 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 #158,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommées" and "consommés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommés vs consonnes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.