konsultieren

[kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən]

/[kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“konsultieren” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,947
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Rate ziehen, zurückgreifen auf

Corpus desk

Index DE-konsultieren · konsultieren · German

konsultieren · rank #41,947 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,947
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH konstituiert

Nearest frequency peer: konstituiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „konsultieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „konsultieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

konsultieren vs konsumieren
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for konsultieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkonsultieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,947
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „konsultieren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).konsultierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „konstituiert“ (#41,946), „Kraftfahrzeug“ (#41,949), „Kompendium“ (#41,944). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „konsultieren“ bei #41,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around konsultieren (IPA [kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,947 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for konsultieren, with forms such as "kkonsultieren", "knosultieren", and "konnsultieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "konsumieren", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is konsultieren, spelled K-O-N-S-U-L-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu Rate ziehen, zurückgreifen auf
  2. 2
    mit einem Partner oder einem Kontrahenten beratende Gespräche führen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how konsultieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Für weitere Informationen konsultieren Sie ein Wörterbuch.
  2. „Die FMA hat die zuständigen Behörden des anderen betroffenen Mitgliedstaates zu konsultieren, bevor einer Wertpapierfirma die Zulassung erteilt wird, die …“

This word in other languages

consult(English)consultar(Español)consulter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkonsultieren
  • knosultieren
  • konnsultieren
  • konslutieren
  • konssultieren
  • konsuliteren
  • konsulltieren
  • konsulteiren
  • konsultieern
  • konsultierenn
  • konsultierne
  • konsultierren
  • konsultireen
  • konsulttieren
  • konsutlieren
  • konusltieren
  • kosnultieren
  • oknsultieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of konsultieren - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkonsultieren1knosultieren2konnsultieren1konslutieren2konssultieren1konsuliteren2konsulltieren1konsulteiren2
Edit distance from "konsultieren"

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 "konsultieren"?
"konsultieren" is spelled K-O-N-S-U-L-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən].
What does "konsultieren" mean?
As a verb, "konsultieren" means: zu Rate ziehen, zurückgreifen auf
What words are commonly confused with "konsultieren"?
"konsultieren" is commonly confused with "konsumieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "konsultieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "konsultieren" is [kɔnzʊlˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "konsultieren" come from?
"konsultieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "konsultieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

konstituiert#41,946Kunstprojekt#41,951Lehrerzimmer#41,965Jackentasche#41,925

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

independence18 variantsMarokkanische18 variantsHilfskräfte18 variantsheranzukommen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list