consten

[ˈkõnst̪ẽn]

/[ˈkõnst̪ẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“consten” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,679 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,679
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-consten · consten · Spanish

consten · rank #88,679 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,679
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consolado

Nearest frequency peer: consolado (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “consten”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “consten” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consten
PropertyValue
Headwordconsten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkõnst̪ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,679
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “consten” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).constencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “consolado” (#88,678), “consider” (#88,677), “contracturas” (#88,682). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “consten” va en #88,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consten is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,679 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈkõnst̪ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

consten has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is consten, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "consten"?
"consten" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõnst̪ẽn].
What does "consten" mean?
As a verb, "consten" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de constar.
How do you pronounce "consten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consten" is [ˈkõnst̪ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consten" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list