Which to use
“consulats” and “consuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,877
- “consulats” frequency rank
- #25,260
- “consuls” frequency rank
- 61137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consulats | consuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de consulat. | Pluriel de consul. |
Where the eye mixes consulats and consuls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consulats and consuls
A purely visual mix-up. consulats (\kɔ̃.sy.la\) and consuls (\kɔ̃.syl\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consulats is recorded at frequency rank #35,877, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.sy.la\. 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 61137, this pair ranks #93,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of consulats vs consuls
Shared letters: clnosu. Private to "consulats": at. Private to "consuls": -.
"consulats" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "consuls" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consulats" for "consuls" ever safe?
Frequency check: "consulats" vs "consuls" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "consulats" and "consuls" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "consulats" 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 #93,885 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consulats" 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 #93,885 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.