Consistently vs Steadily

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Consistently

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adverb

Steadily

Top 2000 (courant) B2 adverb

	Consistently	Steadily
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/kənˈsɪstəntli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/kənˈsɪstəntli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈstedəli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈstedəli/"]/
Sens	doing something in the same way over time	Doing something in a consistent and regular way.
Exemple	Her work has been of a consistently high standard.	The company's exports have been increasing steadily.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	B2	B2
Nature grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocations	perform consistently, think consistently, act consistently	grow steadily, progress steadily, increase steadily, work steadily
Antonymes	inconsistently, irregularly, sporadically, erratically	sporadically, intermittently, irregularly
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'constant', thinking both mean the same., Using it incorrectly with countable nouns, e.g. 'consistently good results' is correct, but they say 'consistently results'., Omitting it when necessary, e.g. saying 'he is good' instead of 'he is consistently good'.	Confusing it with 'steady', which is an adjective., Using it where an adverb isn't needed, like 'He is steadily'., Mixing it up with 'steadfastly', which implies strong commitment.
Notes d'usage	Used to describe actions that are done regularly and without change. Appropriate in both spoken and written English, but avoid in very casual conversations.	Use 'steadily' when describing actions that continue over time without interruption. It's appropriate in both spoken and written English but is less suitable for very casual conversations.

Questions fréquentes : Consistently vs Steadily

Quelle est la différence entre Consistently et Steadily ?

Consistently: doing something in the same way over time Steadily: Doing something in a consistent and regular way.

Consistently et Steadily sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Consistently: B2, Steadily: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Consistently et Steadily ?

Consistently: adverb, Steadily: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Consistently: Her work has been of a consistently high standard. Steadily: The company's exports have been increasing steadily.

Puis-je utiliser Consistently et Steadily de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Consistently et Steadily sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.