consistence
/kənˈsɪstəns/noun
consistence is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, consistence means “Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of consistence is consistences.
How many letters and syllables are in consistence?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is consistence?
Consistence appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 consistence?
- UK /kənˈsɪst(ə)ns/
- US /kənˈsɪstəns/
Consistence has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consistence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with consistence?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as consistence from its last stressed vowel (/ɪstəns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of consistence
- consistences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consistence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Logical consistency; lack of self-contradiction.
- 2
The staying together, or remaining in close relation, of non-physical things.
Her performance has lacked consistence over the last year.
- 3
archaicThe physical quality which is given by the degree of density, firmness, solidity, and viscosity; consistency.
- 4
obsoleteThe condition of adhering or standing together, or being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; coherence, existence, firmness, solidity.
- 5
obsoleteThat which stands together as a united whole; a combination.
- 6
obsoleteStanding still; quiescence, state of rest.
- 7
A substance which adheres together.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consistence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consistance , cohérence |
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 consistence come from?
From Middle French. Compare French consistance. By surface analysis, consist + -ence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).