consejo

[kõnˈsexo]

/[kõnˈsexo]/ noun

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The verdict

“consejo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#585
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opinión recomendada u ofrecida para ser seguida por otras personas, generalmente respecto a un curso de acción o un modo de comportamiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-consejo · consejo · Spanish

consejo · rank #585 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #585
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH vuelta

Nearest frequency peer: vuelta (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “consejo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “consejo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

consejo vs conteo
71% similar
consejo vs cotejo
71% similar
consejo vs consumo
71% similar

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

Key facts for consejo
PropertyValue
Headwordconsejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõnˈsexo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#585
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “consejo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).consejocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vuelta” (#584), “dan” (#586), “resto” (#583). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “consejo” va en #585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around consejo (IPA [kõnˈsexo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #585 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for consejo, with forms such as "cconsejo", "cnosejo", and "conesjo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "conteo", "cotejo", "consumo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is consejo, spelled C-O-N-S-E-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opinión recomendada u ofrecida para ser seguida por otras personas, generalmente respecto a un curso de acción o un modo de comportamiento.
  2. 2
    Grupo de representantes o líderes que dirige, administra y toma decisiones en una organización, como por ejemplo la reunión de los ministros de un gobierno, los dirigentes de las sociedades mercantiles, los ayudantes del rey en sus diferentes territorios, etc.
  3. 3
    Reunión de personas con el propósito de aconsejar o tomar decisiones.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Entonces todas las tribus celebraron de nuevo consejo. “¿Cómo los venceremos? Verdaderamente, tal como es su ser es grande”

This word in other languages

advice(English)conseil(Français)Rat(Deutsch)conselho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsejo
  • cnosejo
  • conesjo
  • connsejo
  • consejjo
  • conseoj
  • consjeo
  • conssejo
  • cosnejo
  • ocnsejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsejo1cnosejo2conesjo2connsejo1consejjo1conseoj2consjeo2conssejo1
Edit distance from "consejo"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consejo"?
"consejo" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnˈsexo].
What does "consejo" mean?
As a noun, "consejo" means: Opinión recomendada u ofrecida para ser seguida por otras personas, generalmente respecto a un curso de acción o un modo de comportamiento.
What words are commonly confused with "consejo"?
"consejo" is commonly confused with "conteo", "cotejo", "consumo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consejo" is [kõnˈsexo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consejo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ustedes10 variantseconomía10 variantsespacio10 variantsvolver10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list