Which to use
“consommer” is a verb and “consommés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,800
- “consommer” frequency rank
- #21,275
- “consommés” frequency rank
- 28075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommer | consommés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire usage de quelque chose, utiliser. | Pluriel de consommé. |
Same sound, different letters: consommer vs consommés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. consommer and consommés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: consommer vs consommés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: consommer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consommer is recorded at frequency rank #6,800, 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 28075, this pair ranks #325,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommer vs consommés
Shared letters: cmnos. Private to "consommer": er. Private to "consommés": é.
"consommer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consommés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consommer ← cconsommer · cnosommer · connsommer · conosmmer · consmomer · consomemr · consomer · consommerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consommer" and "consommés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consommer" vs "consommés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"consommer" and "consommés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "consommer" 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 #325,063 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommer" and "consommés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consommées vs consommés". 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 #325,063 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.