Which to use
“consultées” and “consulter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,878
- “consultées” frequency rank
- #3,989
- “consulter” frequency rank
- 39867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consultées | consulter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de consulter. | Prendre avis, conseil ou instruction de quelqu’un. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set consultées and consulter apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. consultées and consulter are pronounced identically (\kɔ̃.syl.te\) and both work as averb. 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consultées is recorded at frequency rank #35,878, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl.te\. consulter is at rank #3,989, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ̃.syl.te\.
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 39867, this pair ranks #244,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consultées vs consulter
Shared letters: celnostu. Private to "consultées": é. Private to "consulter": r.
"consultées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "consulter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- consulter ← cconsulter · cnosulter · connsulter · consluter · conssulter · consuletr · consullter · consulterr
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "consultées" and "consulter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "consultées" or "consulter"?
Remembering consultées vs consulter
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “consultées” entry
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