consiste

/[kõnˈsist̪e]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,244

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

consiste is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir. Pronounced [kõnˈsist̪e]. It ranks #2,244 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with conteste and consorte.

Key facts for consiste
PropertyValue
Headwordconsiste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnˈsist̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,244
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of consiste in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for consiste is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnˈsist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,244 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for consiste, with forms such as "cconsiste", "cnosiste", and "conciste". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "conteste", "consorte", "contaste", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is consiste, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de consistir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconsiste,cnosiste,conciste,conisste,connsiste,consiset,consisste,consistte,consitse,conssiste,conssite,cosniste,ocnsiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for consiste

Misspelling Variants of "consiste"

cconsiste9cnosiste8conciste8conisste8connsiste9consiset8consisste9consistte9
Misspelling Variants of "consiste"

Frequency rank: #2,244 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consiste"?
"consiste" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnˈsist̪e].
What does "consiste" mean?
As a verb, "consiste" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.
What words are commonly confused with "consiste"?
"consiste" is commonly confused with "conteste", "consorte", "contaste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consiste" is [kõnˈsist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consiste" come from?
"consiste" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.