# consultancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈsʌltənsi/ · frequency rank #15,785

## Definitions
1. A consultant or consulting firm.
2. The services offered by a consultant.

## Etymology
From consultant + -cy or consult + -ancy.

## Easily confused with
- **consultant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consultancy-vs-consultant)

## Common misspellings (18)
`cconsultancy`, `cnosultancy`, `connsultancy`, `conslutancy`, `conssultancy`, `consulatncy`, `consulltancy`, `consultacny`, `consultanccy`, `consultancyy`, `consultanncy`, `consultanyc`, `consultnacy`, `consulttancy`, `consutlancy`, `conusltancy`, `cosnultancy`, `ocnsultancy`

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