consisted

/kənˈsɪstɪd/

//kənˈsɪstɪd// verb

"consisted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“consisted” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,133
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of consist

Corpus desk

Index EN-consisted · consisted · English

consisted · rank #8,133 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,133
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH compliment

Nearest frequency peer: compliment (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “consisted”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “consisted” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

consisted vs consists
78% similar
consisted vs convicted
78% similar
consisted vs consulted
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for consisted
PropertyValue
Headwordconsisted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kənˈsɪstɪd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,133
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “consisted”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).consistedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “compliment” (#8,132), “continually” (#8,134), “collector” (#8,131). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “consisted” is #8,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around consisted (IPA /kənˈsɪstɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,133 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of consist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for consisted, with forms such as "cconsisted", "cnosisted", and "conissted". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "consists", "convicted", "consulted", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is consisted, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of consist

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsisted
  • cnosisted
  • conissted
  • connsisted
  • consisetd
  • consissted
  • consistde
  • consistedd
  • consistted
  • consitsed
  • conssisted
  • conssited
  • cosnisted
  • ocnsisted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consisted - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconsisted1cnosisted2conissted2connsisted1consisetd2consissted1consistde2consistedd1
Edit distance from "consisted"

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 "consisted"?
"consisted" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈsɪstɪd/.
What does "consisted" mean?
As a verb, "consisted" means: simple past and past participle of consist
What words are commonly confused with "consisted"?
"consisted" is commonly confused with "consists", "convicted", "consulted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consisted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consisted" is /kənˈsɪstɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consisted" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list