# cons vs consul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cons
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑnz/ · frequency rank #10,183*
A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.

### consul
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.səl/ · frequency rank #12,948*
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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