# consternation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒn.stəˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #36,502

## Definitions
1. Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

## Etymology
From French consternation, from Latin consternātiō.

## Easily confused with
- **conservation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conservation-vs-consternation)
- **constellation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/constellation-vs-consternation)

## Common misspellings (21)
`cconsternation`, `cnosternation`, `connsternation`, `consetrnation`, `conssternation`, `constenration`, `consterantion`, `consternaiton`, `consternasion`, `consternatino`, `consternationn`, `consternatoin`, `consternattion`, `consternnation`, `consterntaion`, `consterrnation`, `constrenation`, `constternation`, `contsernation`, `cosnternation`, `ocnsternation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/consternation