consanguineous
/kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/adjective
consanguineous is spelled C-O-N-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-O-U-S: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, consanguineous means “Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in consanguineous?
| Letters | 14: C-O-N-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is consanguineous?
Consanguineous appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce consanguineous?
- UK /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
- UK /kɒnsaŋˈɡwɪnjəs/
- US /kɑnsæŋˈɡwɪni.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-consanguineous.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with consanguineous?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as consanguineous from its last stressed vowel (/ɪniəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of consanguineous
- consanguinous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consanguineous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consanguineous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related by birth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consanguin |
| German | blutsverwandt, konsanguin, leiblich |
| Portuguese | carnal, consanguíneo |
| Spanish | carnal, consanguíneo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does consanguineous come from?
Adapted borrowing of Latin cōnsanguineus + -ous, from con- (“together”) + sanguineus (“of or pertaining to blood”), from sanguis (“blood”). By surface analysis, con- + sanguineous. Doublet of consanguine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).