consent
/kənˈsɛnt/
"consent" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consent” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,869 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,869
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To express willingness, to give permission.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈsɛnt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,869 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “consent” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for consent is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈsɛnt/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,869 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for consent, with forms such as "cconsent", "cnosent", and "conesnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "covent", "corset", "content", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”) The correct English form is consent, spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1To express willingness, to give permission.
- 2To cause to sign a consent form.
- 3To grant; to allow; to assent to.
- 4To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
Etymology
Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconsent,cnosent,conesnt,connsent,consennt,consentt,consetn,consnet,conssent,cosnent,ocnsent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “consent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-S-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈsɛnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “covent” - see the side-by-side comparison. consent vs covent
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.