# consensual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈsɛnʃuəl/ · frequency rank #21,170

## Definitions
1. With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.
2. Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or more parties.
3. Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition.
4. Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex action, and not by conscious volition.

## Etymology
From consensus + -ual.

## Easily confused with
- **consensus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consensual-vs-consensus)

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconsensual`, `cnosensual`, `conesnsual`, `connsensual`, `consennsual`, `consensaul`, `consenssual`, `consensuall`, `consensula`, `consenusal`, `consesnual`, `consnesual`, `conssensual`, `cosnensual`, `ocnsensual`

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