# consult

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnsʌlt/ · frequency rank #8,651

## Definitions
1. A visit to consult somebody, such as a doctor; a consultation.
2. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation.
3. The result of consultation; determination; decision.
4. A council; a meeting for consultation.
5. Agreement; concert.

## Etymology
From Middle French consulte. In sense “council”, it represents Latin cōnsultum, Italian consulto; and it may have been often taken as a direct formation from the verb.

## Easily confused with
- **consume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consult-vs-consume)
- **consulted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consult-vs-consulted)
- **consul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consul-vs-consult)
- **conduct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduct-vs-consult)
- **consent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consent-vs-consult)
- **console** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/console-vs-consult)
- **consist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consist-vs-consult)
- **conduit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conduit-vs-consult)
- **consort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consort-vs-consult)
- **consular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consular-vs-consult)
- **consulate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consulate-vs-consult)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cconsult`, `cnosult`, `connsult`, `conslut`, `conssult`, `consullt`, `consultt`, `consutl`, `conuslt`, `cosnult`, `ocnsult`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/consult