# cons

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑnz/ · frequency rank #10,183

## Definitions
1. A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists.

## Etymology
Clipping of construct.

## Easily confused with
- **cs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cs)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cop)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cos)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cox)
- **CSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-css)
- **CPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cps)
- **CVS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cvs)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cot)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-coy)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-crs)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cov)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cool)
- **copy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-copy)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-core)
- **cook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cons-vs-cook)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccons`, `cnos`, `conns`, `conss`, `cosn`, `ocns`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cons