consular

adj

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"consular" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“consular” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,798. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,798
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.

Corpus desk

Index EN-consular · consular · English

consular · rank #19,798 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,798
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH construed

Nearest frequency peer: construed (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “consular”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “consular” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

consular vs consult
75% similar
consular vs consumer
75% similar
consular vs consulate
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for consular
PropertyValue
Headwordconsular
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,798
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “consular”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).consularlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “construed” (#19,797), “corrective” (#19,799), “congenital” (#19,796). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “consular” is #19,798. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around consular, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,798 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for consular, with forms such as "cconsular", "cnosular", and "connsular". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "consult", "consumer", "consulate", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris. The correct English form is consular, spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how consular appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. If this is a consular ship, where is the ambassador?

Etymology

From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris.

This word in other languages

consular(Español)consulaire(Français)konsularisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsular
  • cnosular
  • connsular
  • consluar
  • conssular
  • consualr
  • consularr
  • consullar
  • consulra
  • conuslar
  • cosnular
  • ocnsular

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consular - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconsular1cnosular2connsular1consluar2conssular1consualr2consularr1consullar1
Edit distance from "consular"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consular"?
"consular" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-A-R.
What does "consular" mean?
As an adjective, "consular" means: Of or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.
What words are commonly confused with "consular"?
"consular" is commonly confused with "consult", "consumer", "consulate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "consular"?
From Middle English consular, from Latin cōnsulāris. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "consular", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Costello#19,800coworker#19,801dangling#19,806Eastwood#19,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

commuting12 variantseradicate12 variantsexporter12 variantsfortnite12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list