consul

noun

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The verdict

“consul” is uncommon German (frequency #90,112 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,112
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höchster Magistrat in Rom; der Konsul

Key facts for consul
PropertyValue
Headwordconsul
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,112
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “consul” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). consul lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consul is uncommon German at frequency #90,112 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for consul in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is consul, spelled C-O-N-S-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    höchster Magistrat in Rom; der Konsul
  2. 2
    Jahresangabe, in der jemand Konsul war; Konsulatsjahr

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consul"?
"consul" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L.
What does "consul" mean?
As a noun, "consul" means: höchster Magistrat in Rom; der Konsul
What language does "consul" come from?
"consul" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “consul”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-S-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list