consacrer

Name: consacrer, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\

/\kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“consacrer” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,848 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#5,848
frequency rank, French: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dédier à Dieu, à une divinité, à un saint, avec certaines cérémonies.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

consacrer vs contacter

78% similar

consacrer vs consacrera

90% similar

consacrer vs consacre

89% similar

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

Key facts for consacrer
Property	Value
Headword	consacrer
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#5,848
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “consacrer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). consacrer lands here:

#5,848

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for consacrer is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,848 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for consacrer, with forms such as "cconsacrer", "cnosacrer", and "conascrer". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "contacter", "consacrera", "consacre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is consacrer, spelled C-O-N-S-A-C-R-E-R.

Definition

1
Dédier à Dieu, à une divinité, à un saint, avec certaines cérémonies.
2
Donner, dévouer à Dieu, sans observer aucune cérémonie particulière.
3
Dévouer, destiner ou employer quelque chose à un certain usage.
4
Employer son temps à une action.
5
Rendre sacré, saint, vénérable.
6
Sanctionner ; rendre durable.
7
Adopter, rendre constant par l’usage en parlant des mots, des locutions.
8
Déterminer le sens d’un mot, de manière qu’il ne puisse être pris dans une autre signification.
9
Prononcer les paroles sacramentelles en vertu desquelles le pain et le vin sont changés en corps et sang de Jésus-Christ, en parlant du prêtre.

Antonyms

déconsacrer

This word in other languages

consecrate(English)consagrar(Español)widmen(Deutsch)consagrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconsacrer,cnosacrer,conascrer,connsacrer,consaccrer,consacerr,consacrerr,consacrre,consacrrer,consarcer,conscarer,conssacrer,cosnacrer,ocnsacrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consacrer - 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.

Edit distance from "consacrer"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consacrer"?

"consacrer" is spelled C-O-N-S-A-C-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\.

What does "consacrer" mean?

As a verb, "consacrer" means: Dédier à Dieu, à une divinité, à un saint, avec certaines cérémonies.

What words are commonly confused with "consacrer"?

"consacrer" is commonly confused with "contacter", "consacrera", "consacre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "consacrer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consacrer" is \kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "consacrer" come from?

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Using “consacrer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-A-C-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \kɔ̃.sa.kʁe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “contacter” - see the side-by-side comparison. consacrer vs contacter
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.