consultar

[kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“consultar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,278. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,278
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Informarse con personas que entienden o pueden entender de un asunto más que uno mismo, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-consultar · consultar · Spanish

consultar · rank #6,278 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,278
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conservadores

Nearest frequency peer: conservadores (-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 “consultar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “consultar” 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).

consultar vs consulté
78% similar
consultar vs consultor
89% similar
consultar vs consulten
78% similar

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

Key facts for consultar
PropertyValue
Headwordconsultar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,278
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “consultar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).consultarcae 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 “conservadores” (#6,277), “Cristóbal” (#6,279), “comando” (#6,276). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “consultar” va en #6,278. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around consultar (IPA [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,278 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for consultar, with forms such as "cconsultar", "cnosultar", and "connsultar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "consulté", "consultor", "consulten", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is consultar, spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Informarse con personas que entienden o pueden entender de un asunto más que uno mismo, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión.
  2. 2
    Buscar la información en documentos escritos u otras fuentes audiovisuales, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión.
  3. 3
    Acercarse a un profesional para que dé un diagnóstico médico, consejo legal o conclusión hecha en el ejercicio de su profesión.

Synonyms

aconsejarasesorardocumentarinformar

This word in other languages

consult(English)consulter(Français)konsultieren(Deutsch)consultar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsultar
  • cnosultar
  • connsultar
  • conslutar
  • conssultar
  • consulatr
  • consulltar
  • consultarr
  • consultra
  • consulttar
  • consutlar
  • conusltar
  • cosnultar
  • ocnsultar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consultar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconsultar1cnosultar2connsultar1conslutar2conssultar1consulatr2consulltar1consultarr1
Edit distance from "consultar"

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 "consultar"?
"consultar" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "consultar" mean?
As a verb, "consultar" means: Informarse con personas que entienden o pueden entender de un asunto más que uno mismo, para poder formarse una opinión o tomar una decisión.
What words are commonly confused with "consultar"?
"consultar" is commonly confused with "consulté", "consultor", "consulten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consultar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consultar" is [kõnsul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consultar" come from?
"consultar" 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 "consultar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cristóbal#6,279despierto#6,284disminuir#6,289arzobispo#6,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

arquitecto14 variantsmigrantes14 variantsmovilidad14 variantsproveedor14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list