consanguineous
/kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
"consanguineous" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consanguineous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Corpus desk
Index EN-consanguineous · consanguineous · English
consanguineous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consanguineous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “consanguineous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
consanguineous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for consanguineous, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineus (with English -ous), from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). Equivalent to con- + sanguineous. The correct English form is consanguineous, spelled C-O-N-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how consanguineous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am not I consanguineous? am I not of her blood?
2002, B. Modell and A. Darr, "Science and society: genetic counselling and customary consanguineous marriage," Nature Reviews: Genetics, vol 3. no. 3 (Mar.), p. 225, Consanguineous marriage is customary in many societies, but leads to an increased birth prevalence of infants with severe recessive disorders.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin consanguineus (with English -ous), from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). Equivalent to con- + sanguineous.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.