consultative

Name: consultative, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“consultative” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,711
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That gives advice or consultation; advisory.

Corpus desk

Index EN-consultative · consultative · English

consultative · rank #24,711 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #24,711
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH constipation

Nearest frequency peer: constipation (-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.

confluence

75,293
consented

75,292
constipation

75,291
consultative

75,290
contesting

75,289
contraband

75,288

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

consultative vs consultation

83% similar

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

Key facts for consultative
Property	Value
Headword	consultative
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#24,711
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “consultative”

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).consultativelands here:

#24,711

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “constipation” (#24,710), “contesting” (#24,712), “consented” (#24,709). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “consultative” is #24,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around consultative, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,711 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That gives advice or consultation; advisory.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for consultative, with forms such as "cconsultative", "cnosultative", and "connsultative". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "consultation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative. The correct English form is consultative, spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-A-T-I-V-E.

Definition

1
That gives advice or consultation; advisory.

Etymology

From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative.

This word in other languages

consultivo(Español)consultatif(Français)consultivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cconsultative
cnosultative
connsultative
conslutative
conssultative
consulattive
consulltative
consultaitve
consultatiev
consultativve
consultattive
consultatvie
consulttaive
consulttative
consutlative
conusltative
cosnultative
ocnsultative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consultative - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "consultative"

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 "consultative"?

"consultative" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-A-T-I-V-E.

What does "consultative" mean?

As an adjective, "consultative" means: That gives advice or consultation; advisory.

What words are commonly confused with "consultative"?

"consultative" is commonly confused with "consultation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "consultative"?

From Latin-type *cōnsultātīvus (probably used in Medieval Latin), from cōnsultāt-, past participial stem of cōnsultō, + -īvus. By surface analysis, consult + -ative. 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 "consultative", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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