consubstantiation
/kɔn.sʌbs.tn̩.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/noun
consubstantiation is spelled C-O-N-S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, consubstantiation means “An identity or union of substance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of consubstantiation is consubstantiations.
How many letters and syllables are in consubstantiation?
| Letters | 17: C-O-N-S-U-B-S-T-A-N-T-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is consubstantiation?
Consubstantiation appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 consubstantiation?
- /kɔn.sʌbs.tn̩.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-consubstantiation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of consubstantiation
- consubstantiations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consubstantiation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An identity or union of substance.
- 2
The actual, substantial presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; impanation, as opposed to transubstantiation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consubstantiation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the presence of the body of Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consubstantiation |
| Portuguese | consubstanciação |
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.