cónsul

/[ˈkõnsul]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,017

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

cónsul is aSpanishnoun. It means: Magistrado que compartía con otro, y durante un año, la suprema autoridad en la República romana. Pronounced [ˈkõnsul]. Often confused with consumo and consume.

Key facts for cónsul
PropertyValue
Headwordcónsul
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkõnsul]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,017
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cónsul is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkõnsul]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,017 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for cónsul, with forms such as "ccónsul", "cnósul", and "cónnsul". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "consumo", "consume", "consuma", 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 cónsul, spelled C-Ó-N-S-U-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magistrado que compartía con otro, y durante un año, la suprema autoridad en la República romana.
  2. 2
    Agente diplomático encargado de proteger, en una ciudad extranjera, los intereses de sus nacionales y en general los del país que representa.
  3. 3
    Nombre dado a funcionarios o magistrados.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccónsul,cnósul,cónnsul,cónslu,cónssul,cónsull,cónusl,cósnul,ócnsul

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cónsul

Misspelling Variants of "cónsul"

ccónsul7cnósul6cónnsul7cónslu6cónssul7cónsull7cónusl6cósnul6
Misspelling Variants of "cónsul"

Frequency rank: #11,017 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cónsul"?
"cónsul" is spelled C-Ó-N-S-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõnsul].
What does "cónsul" mean?
As a noun, "cónsul" means: Magistrado que compartía con otro, y durante un año, la suprema autoridad en la República romana.
What words are commonly confused with "cónsul"?
"cónsul" is commonly confused with "consumo", "consume", "consuma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cónsul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cónsul" is [ˈkõnsul]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cónsul" come from?
"cónsul" 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.