consignee
/ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/noun
consignee is spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-E-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, consignee means “The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of consignee is consignees.
How many letters and syllables are in consignee?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-S-I-G-N-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is consignee?
Consignee appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 consignee?
- /ˌkɒn.saɪˈniː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consignee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of consignee
- consignees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consignee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered.
- 2
One to whom anything is consigned or entrusted.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consignee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense The person to whom a shipment is to be delivered:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | destinataire, consignataire |
| German | Empfänger, Adressat |
| Portuguese | destinatário |
| Spanish | destinatario |
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 consignee come from?
From consign + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).