Which to use
“consomment” and “consommer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,644
- “consomment” frequency rank
- #6,800
- “consommer” frequency rank
- 21444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consomment | consommer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de consommer. | Faire usage de quelque chose, utiliser. |
Where the eye mixes consomment and consommer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consomment and consommer
A purely visual mix-up. consomment (\kɔ̃.sɔm\) and consommer (\kɔ̃.sɔ.me\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consomment is recorded at frequency rank #14,644, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔm\. consommer is at rank #6,800, 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 21444, this pair ranks #363,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consomment vs consommer
Shared letters: cemnos. Private to "consomment": t. Private to "consommer": r.
"consomment" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "consommer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consomment ← cconsomment · cnosomment · connsomment · conosmment · consmoment · consomemnt · consoment · consommennt
- consommer ← cconsommer · cnosommer · connsommer · conosmmer · consmomer · consomemr · consomer · consommerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consomment" for "consommer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consomment" vs "consommer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "consomment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consommer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,143 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consomment" and "consommer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommait vs consomment". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #363,143 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.