Which to use
“consul” and “consuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,456
- “consul” frequency rank
- #25,260
- “consuls” frequency rank
- 34716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consul | consuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magistrat qui avait la principale autorité dans la république romaine. | Pluriel de consul. |
Same sound, different letters: consul vs consuls
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - consul / consuls
This is the hard kind. consul and consuls are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.syl\) 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) - “consul” sits inside “consuls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consul is recorded at frequency rank #9,456, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl\. consuls is at rank #25,260, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl\.
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 34716, this pair ranks #281,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consul vs consuls
Shared letters: clnosu. Private to "consul": -. Private to "consuls": -.
"consul" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "consuls" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consul" for "consuls" ever safe?
Which is more common, "consul" or "consuls"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "consul" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "consuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consul" and "consuls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conques vs consuls". 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 #281,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.