consummation

noun

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"consummation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“consummation” is uncommon English (frequency #51,627 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,627
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.

Corpus desk

Index EN-consummation · consummation · English

consummation · rank #51,627 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,627
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH conditionally

Nearest frequency peer: conditionally (-2 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “consummation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “consummation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consummation
PropertyValue
Headwordconsummation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,627
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “consummation” in English

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).consummationfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “conditionally” (#51,625), “concisely” (#51,624), “coons” (#51,630). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “consummation” is #51,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consummation is uncommon English at frequency #51,627 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for consummation in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cōnsummātiō. The correct English form is consummation, spelled C-O-N-S-U-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
  2. 2
    The first act of sexual intercourse in a relationship, particularly the first such act following marriage.
  3. 3
    The achievement of perfection.
  4. 4
    Termination; the end (as of the world or of life); an end or resulting state.
  5. 5
    The date at which the mortgagor becomes contractually obligated to the mortgagee in a real estate transaction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I emptied my revolver upon him as he lay, and should have done the same with its mate had not two hunters at that moment come upon the ground and prevented any further consummation of my designs.
  2. The opening of the extension from Brentwood to Colchester took place on March 29, 1843, when it was reported that at Colchester "the town had literally turned out its population to witness the consummation of the hopes and the fears of alike friends and opponents."

Etymology

From Latin cōnsummātiō.

This word in other languages

consumación(Español)Vollendung(Deutsch)

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 "consummation"?
"consummation" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "consummation" mean?
As a noun, "consummation" means: The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated; the state of being completed; completion.
What is the origin of the word "consummation"?
From Latin cōnsummātiō. 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 "consummation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list