consignment
/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
"consignment" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consignment” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #28,878 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,878
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consignment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #28,878 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “consignment” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for consignment is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈsaɪnmənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,878 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for consignment, with forms such as "cconsignment", "cnosignment", and "conisgnment". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From consign + -ment. The correct English form is consignment, spelled C-O-N-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.
- 2The act of consigning.
- 3The sale of one's own goods (clothing, furniture, etc.) through a third-party vendor, in exchange for a portion of the sale price, and with the consigner retaining ownership of the goods until they are sold or abandoned.
Etymology
From consign + -ment.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconsignment,cnosignment,conisgnment,connsignment,consginment,consiggnment,consigmnent,consignemnt,consignmennt,consignmentt,consignmetn,consignmment,consignmnet,consignnment,consingment,conssignment,cosnignment,ocnsignment
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consignment - 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 “consignment”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-S-I-G-N-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈsaɪnmənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.