Which to use
“consonne” and “consonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,709
- “consonne” frequency rank
- #28,113
- “consonnes” frequency rank
- 57822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consonne | consonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Son de la voix produit par les différents organes de la bouche et qui en sort plus ou moins librement. | Pluriel de consonne. |
Same sound, different letters: consonne vs consonnes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. consonne runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against consonnes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - consonne / consonnes
This is the hard kind. consonne and consonnes are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.sɔn\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “consonne” sits inside “consonnes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consonne is recorded at frequency rank #29,709, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sɔn\. 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 57822, this pair ranks #112,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consonne vs consonnes
Shared letters: cenos. Private to "consonne": -. Private to "consonnes": -.
"consonne" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "consonnes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consonne" and "consonnes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "consonne" vs "consonnes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "consonne" 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 #112,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consonne" 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 #112,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.