console
/ˈkɑn.soʊl/noun, verb
console is spelled C-O-N-S-O-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, console means “A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of console is consoles.
How many letters and syllables are in console?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-S-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is console?
Console appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 console?
- UK /ˈkɒn.səʊl/
- UK [ˈkɒn.sɒʊl]
- US /ˈkɑn.soʊl/
As a verb (“To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc”): /kənˈsəʊl/, /kənˈsoʊl/.
Console has 2 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: En-us-console-noun.ogg, En-us-console-verb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of console
- consoles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- consoling participle, present
- consoled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does console mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
The film's music blared from the console.
- 2
A desk-like cabinet, table, or stand upon which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted.
- 3
An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system.
- 4
The keyboard and screen of a computer or other electronic device.
- 5
Ellipsis of video game console.
Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.
- 6
A storage tray or container mounted between the seats of an automobile.
Could you put my phone in the centre console?
- 7
An ornamental member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, often S-shaped.
- 8
A cantilever.
verb
- 1
To comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Console in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | console, consola , consolar |
| French | consoler , console, console de jeu |
| German | trösten , Konsole, Spielkonsole , Kragstein |
| Spanish | consolar , consola |
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 console come from?
Borrowed from French console (“bracket”, noun), from consoler (“to console, to comfort”, verb). Sense of “bracket” either due to a bracket alleviating the load, or due to brackets being decorated with the Christian figure of a consolateur (“consoler”), itself perhaps a pun on the first sense (alleviating load). Originally used for the bracket itself, then for wall-mounted tables (mounted with a bracket), then for free-standing tables placed against a wall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).