# consonant vs constant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### consonant
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.sə.nənt/ · frequency rank #25,715*
A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.

### constant
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɒnstənt/ · frequency rank #2,781*
Unchanged through time or space; permanent.

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