consista

\kɔ̃.sis.ta\

/\kɔ̃.sis.ta\/ verb

The verdict

“consista” is uncommon French (frequency #87,490 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,490
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de consister.

Key facts for consista
PropertyValue
Headwordconsista
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.sis.ta\
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “consista” 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). consista lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consista is uncommon French at frequency #87,490 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.sis.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de consister.".

Zero misspellings are on record for consista in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is consista, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de consister.

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 "consista"?
"consista" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sis.ta\.
What does "consista" mean?
As a verb, "consista" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de consister.
How do you pronounce "consista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consista" is \kɔ̃.sis.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consista" come from?
"consista" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “consista”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.sis.ta\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list