constan

[ˈkõnst̪ãn]

/[ˈkõnst̪ãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“constan” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,966. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,966
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
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 constar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-constan · constan · Spanish

constan · rank #25,966 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,966
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conspiradores

Nearest frequency peer: conspiradores (-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 “constan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “constan” 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).

constan vs costa
71% similar
constan vs contar
71% similar
constan vs costas
71% similar

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

Key facts for constan
PropertyValue
Headwordconstan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkõnst̪ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,966
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “constan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).constancae 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 “conspiradores” (#25,965), “consulados” (#25,967), “consideraría” (#25,964). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “constan” va en #25,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around constan (IPA [ˈkõnst̪ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,966 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de constar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for constan, with forms such as "cconstan", "cnostan", and "connstan". 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, "costa", "contar", "costas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is constan, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstan
  • cnostan
  • connstan
  • consatn
  • consstan
  • constann
  • constna
  • consttan
  • contsan
  • cosntan
  • ocnstan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconstan1cnostan2connstan1consatn2consstan1constann1constna2consttan1
Edit distance from "constan"

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 "constan"?
"constan" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõnst̪ãn].
What does "constan" mean?
As a verb, "constan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de constar.
What words are commonly confused with "constan"?
"constan" is commonly confused with "costa", "contar", "costas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constan" is [ˈkõnst̪ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constan" come from?
"constan" 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 "constan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cúspide#25,978dañadas#25,980Delfina#25,987cochera#25,943

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cenando11 variantsCatarina11 variantsbromear11 variantsbarracas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list