consentir

/\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,893

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

consentir is aFrenchverb. It means: Admettre comme vrai. Pronounced \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\. Often confused with contenir and convenir.

Key facts for consentir
PropertyValue
Headwordconsentir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,893
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of consentir in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for consentir is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,893 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for consentir, with forms such as "cconsentir", "cnosentir", and "conesntir". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "contenir", "convenir", "contenter", 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 French form is consentir, spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-T-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Admettre comme vrai.
  2. 2
    Accepter la réalisation d'une chose ; concéder, accorder.
  3. 3
    Accepter le mariage d'un enfant ou d'une pupille.
  4. 4
    (Marine) S'applique à un mât qui se déforme notamment à cause de la violence du vent.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconsentir,cnosentir,conesntir,connsentir,consenitr,consenntir,consentirr,consentri,consenttir,consetnir,consnetir,conssentir,cosnentir,ocnsentir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for consentir

Misspelling Variants of "consentir"

cconsentir10cnosentir9conesntir9connsentir10consenitr9consenntir10consentirr10consentri9
Misspelling Variants of "consentir"

Frequency rank: #21,893 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consentir"?
"consentir" is spelled C-O-N-S-E-N-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\.
What does "consentir" mean?
As a verb, "consentir" means: Admettre comme vrai.
What words are commonly confused with "consentir"?
"consentir" is commonly confused with "contenir", "convenir", "contenter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consentir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consentir" is \kɔ̃.sɑ̃.tiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consentir" come from?
"consentir" is a French 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.