consubstantial
/ˌkɒnsəbˈstanʃəl/
"consubstantial" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consubstantial” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of the same substance or essence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-consubstantial · consubstantial · English
consubstantial · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consubstantial |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkɒnsəbˈstanʃəl/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “consubstantial” in English
Rare enough to double-check
consubstantial is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌkɒnsəbˈstanʃəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of the same substance or essence.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for consubstantial, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin consubstāntiālis, from con- + substāntia (“substance”), translating Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιον (homooúsion). The correct English form is consubstantial, spelled C-O-N-S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of the same substance or essence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how consubstantial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the Holy Spirit is consubstantial with the Father
I have no more made my booke, then my booke hath made me. A booke consubstantiall to his Author[…].
Etymology
From Latin consubstāntiālis, from con- + substāntia (“substance”), translating Ancient Greek ὁμοούσιον (homooúsion).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.