consul
con·sul/ˈkɑn.səl/noun
consul is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (con·sul). It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, consul means “Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of consul is consuls.
How many letters and syllables are in consul?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-S-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·sul |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is consul?
Consul appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 consul?
- UK /ˈkɒn.səl/
- US /ˈkɑn.səl/
Consul has 2 syllables, split con·sul in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Arlo_Barnes-consul.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-consul.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with consul?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as consul from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnsəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: clonus.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of consul
- consuls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does consul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.
- 2
Any of the three heads of government and state of France between 1799 and 1804.
- 3
obsoleteA count or earl.
- 4
obsoleteA member of early modern city councils in southern France and Catalonia.
- 5
obsoleteAn officer of the trading and merchant companies of early modern England.
- 6
obsoleteAn official in various early modern port and trading towns, elected by resident foreign merchants to settle disputes among themselves and to represent them to the local authorities.
- 7
An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.
- 8
obsoleteA high government official, generally either a coruler himself or a counsellor directly under the ruler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Consul in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense official who protects the interests of citizens:
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 consul come from?
From Middle English consul, from Old English consul, from Latin cōnsul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).