consigliere

/kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/

//kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ// noun

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"consigliere" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“consigliere” is uncommon English (frequency #87,161 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,161
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.

Corpus desk

Index EN-consigliere · consigliere · English

consigliere · rank #87,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,161
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH consonance

Nearest frequency peer: consonance (+2 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “consigliere”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “consigliere” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consigliere
PropertyValue
Headwordconsigliere
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “consigliere” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).consiglierefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “consonance” (#87,163), “constitutionalist” (#87,164), “colorfully” (#87,155). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “consigliere” is #87,161. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consigliere is uncommon English at frequency #87,161 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.".

consigliere has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them. The correct English form is consigliere, spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-L-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how consigliere appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tom, I advised Michael. I never thought you were a bad consigliere. I thought Santino was a bad Don, rest in peace. Michael has all my confidence as do you. But there are reasons why you must have nothing to do with what's going to happen.
  2. He [Bill Clinton] is the master strategist behind the scenes; the consigliere to the head of “the family,” as some Clinton aides refer to her operation; and a fund-raising machine who is steadily pulling in $100,000 or more at receptions.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consigliere"?
"consigliere" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-L-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/.
What does "consigliere" mean?
As a noun, "consigliere" means: A counselor or advisor, especially to Mafia bosses.
How do you pronounce "consigliere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consigliere" is /kɔn.sɪlˈjɛɹ.eɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "consigliere"?
Borrowed from Italian consigliere, from Italian consiglio (“advice", counsel”), from Latin cōnsilium (“council”). Entered the popular English lexicon through Mario Puzo's “Godfather” novels and the subsequent films made from them. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "consigliere", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list