consisten

[kõnˈsist̪ẽn]

/[kõnˈsist̪ẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“consisten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,301
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-consisten · consisten · Spanish

consisten · rank #16,301 · 15 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,301
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Corro

Nearest frequency peer: Corro (+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 “consisten”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “consisten” 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).

consisten vs consistía
78% similar
consisten vs consistió
78% similar
consisten vs contesten
78% similar

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

Key facts for consisten
PropertyValue
Headwordconsisten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnˈsist̪ẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,301
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “consisten”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Corro” (#16,302), “confusa” (#16,299), “creces” (#16,303). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “consisten” va en #16,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around consisten (IPA [kõnˈsist̪ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,301 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for consisten, with forms such as "cconsisten", "cnosisten", and "concisten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "consistía", "consistió", "contesten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is consisten, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsisten
  • cnosisten
  • concisten
  • conissten
  • connsisten
  • consisetn
  • consissten
  • consistenn
  • consistne
  • consistten
  • consitsen
  • conssisten
  • conssiten
  • cosnisten
  • ocnsisten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsisten1cnosisten2concisten1conissten2connsisten1consisetn2consissten1consistenn1
Edit distance from "consisten"

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 "consisten"?
"consisten" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnˈsist̪ẽn].
What does "consisten" mean?
As a verb, "consisten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de consistir.
What words are commonly confused with "consisten"?
"consisten" is commonly confused with "consistía", "consistió", "contesten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consisten" is [kõnˈsist̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consisten" come from?
"consisten" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list