consternación

[kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn]

/[kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“consternación” has 21 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,520
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de consternar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-consternacion · consternación · Spanish

consternación · rank #37,520 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,520
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservadas

Nearest frequency peer: conservadas (-2 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 “consternación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “consternación” 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).

consternación vs conservación
85% similar
consternación vs constelación
85% similar

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

Key facts for consternación
PropertyValue
Headwordconsternación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#37,520
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “consternación”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).consternacióncae 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 “conservadas” (#37,518), “constitutiva” (#37,522), “confrontaciones” (#37,517). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “consternación” va en #37,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around consternación (IPA [kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,520 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción y efecto de consternar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for consternación, with forms such as "cconsternación", "cnosternación", and "connsternación". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "conservación", "constelación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is consternación, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de consternar.

This word in other languages

Bestürzung(Deutsch)consternação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsternación
  • cnosternación
  • connsternación
  • consetrnación
  • conssternación
  • constenración
  • consteranción
  • consternacción
  • consternacinó
  • consternaciónn
  • consternacóin
  • consternaicón
  • consternasión
  • consterncaión
  • consternnación
  • consterrnación
  • constrenación
  • constternación
  • contsernación
  • cosnternación
  • ocnsternación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsternación1cnosternación2connsternación1consetrnación2conssternación1constenración2consteranción2consternacción1
Edit distance from "consternación"

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 "consternación"?
"consternación" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn].
What does "consternación" mean?
As a noun, "consternación" means: Acción y efecto de consternar.
What words are commonly confused with "consternación"?
"consternación" is commonly confused with "conservación", "constelación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consternación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consternación" is [kõnst̪eɾnaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consternación" come from?
"consternación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conferencista#37,513deformaciones#37,543desavenencias#37,544calificativos#37,472

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

escolarización21 variantsexperimentamos21 variantssubcontinente21 variantsprotagonizaron21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list