Which to use
“consommés” and “consonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,275
- “consommés” frequency rank
- #28,113
- “consonnes” frequency rank
- 49388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consommés | consonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de consommé. | Pluriel de consonne. |
Where the eye mixes consommés and consonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. consommés and consonnes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses consommés with consonnes
A purely visual mix-up. consommés (\kɔ̃.sɔ.me\) and consonnes (\kɔ̃.sɔn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consommés is recorded at frequency rank #21,275, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔ.me\. consonnes is at rank #28,113, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔn\.
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 49388, this pair ranks #171,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consommés vs consonnes
Shared letters: cnos. Private to "consommés": mé. Private to "consonnes": e.
"consommés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "consonnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consonnes ← cconsonnes · cnosonnes · connsonnes · conosnnes · consnones · consonens · consones · consonness
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "consommés" and "consonnes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "consommés" or "consonnes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consommés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consommés" and "consonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consignés vs consonnes". 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 #171,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.