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Detailed reference entry for the English word "constitutional", 14-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "constitutional" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "constitutional" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

constitutional is anEnglishadj. It means: Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind. Pronounced /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/. It ranks #4,072 in English word frequency. Often confused with constitutionally and constitution.

Key facts for constitutional
PropertyValue
Headwordconstitutional
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/
Letters14
Frequency rank#4,072
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of constitutional in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for constitutional is 14 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,072 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 21 documented wrong-spelling variants for constitutional, with forms such as "cconstitutional", "cnostitutional", and "connstitutional". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "constitutionally", "constitution", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; … Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is constitutional, spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
  2. 2
    For the benefit of one's constitution or health.
  3. 3
    Relating to the constitution or composition of something; essential, fundamental.
  4. 4
    Relating to a legal or political constitution (“the basic law of a nation or institution; the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institution”).
  5. 5
    In compliance with or valid under a legal or political constitution.
  6. 6
    Of a monarch: having a purely ceremonial role, or possessing powers limited by a constitution rather than plenary or unlimited powers.

Etymology

PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or customs; body of fundamental principles; principle or rule (of science); creation”) from Old French constitucion (modern French constitution), a learned borrowing from Latin cōnstitūtiō, cōnstitūtiōnem (“character, constitution, disposition, nature; definition; point in dispute; order, regulation; arrangement, system”), from cōnstituō (“to establish, set up; to confirm; to decide, resolve”) (from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) + statuō (“to set up, station; to establish; to determine, fix”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”))) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions), -tiōnem (accusative singular of -tiō).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconstitutional,cnostitutional,connstitutional,consittutional,consstitutional,constittuional,constittutional,constituitonal,constitutinoal,constitutioanl,constitutionall,constitutionla,constitutionnal,constitutoinal,constituttional,constiuttional,consttitutional,consttiutional,contsitutional,cosntitutional,ocnstitutional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for constitutional

Misspelling Variants of "constitutional"

cconstitutional15cnostitutional14connstitutional15consittutional14consstitutional15constittuional14constittutional15constituitonal14
Misspelling Variants of "constitutional"

Frequency rank: #4,072 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "constitutional"?
"constitutional" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/.
What does "constitutional" mean?
As an adj, "constitutional" means: Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution or structure of one's body or mind.
What words are commonly confused with "constitutional"?
"constitutional" is commonly confused with "constitutionally", "constitution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constitutional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constitutional" is /ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)l/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "constitutional"?
PIE word *ḱóm From constitution + -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Constitution is derived from Middle English constitucioun, constitucion (“edict, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute; body of laws or rules, or... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.