consomméesvsconsommésWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: consommées is a verb, consommés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

10 ch
consommées
9 ch
consommés

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?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "consommées" is a verb and "consommés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary French text, does "consommées" or "consommés" show up more?
"consommés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,275 in our French list, against #29,708 for "consommées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list