consistir

/[kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,662

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

consistir is aSpanishverb. It means: Referido a un objeto, actividad, etc., estar basado, fundado o constituido por los elementos o procedimientos mencionados tras la preposición en. Pronounced [kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]. Often confused with consistirá and consiste.

Key facts for consistir
PropertyValue
Headwordconsistir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,662
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for consistir is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,662 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for consistir, with forms such as "cconsistir", "cnosistir", and "concistir". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "consistirá", "consiste", "consistía", 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 consistir, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referido a un objeto, actividad, etc., estar basado, fundado o constituido por los elementos o procedimientos mencionados tras la preposición en.
  2. 2
    Ser la consecuencia o efecto de otra cosa (el motivo o la causa).
  3. 3
    Ser parte de un todo o conjunto; estar trabado con otros elementos estableciendo la solidez o coherencia de una entidad u objeto.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconsistir,cnosistir,concistir,conisstir,connsistir,consisitr,consisstir,consistirr,consistri,consisttir,consitsir,conssistir,conssitir,cosnistir,ocnsistir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for consistir

Misspelling Variants of "consistir"

cconsistir10cnosistir9concistir9conisstir9connsistir10consisitr9consisstir10consistirr10
Misspelling Variants of "consistir"

Frequency rank: #39,662 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consistir"?
"consistir" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnsisˈt̪iɾ].
What does "consistir" mean?
As a verb, "consistir" means: Referido a un objeto, actividad, etc., estar basado, fundado o constituido por los elementos o procedimientos mencionados tras la preposición en.
What words are commonly confused with "consistir"?
"consistir" is commonly confused with "consistirá", "consiste", "consistía". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consistir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consistir" is [kõnsisˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consistir" come from?
"consistir" 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.