consistance

\kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\

/\kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“consistance” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,694
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’un corps qui prend un certain degré de solidité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consistance · consistance · French

consistance · rank #18,694 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,694
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conjugales

Nearest frequency peer: conjugales (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « consistance »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « consistance » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

consistance vs constance
82% similar
consistance vs consistant
82% similar

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

Key facts for consistance
PropertyValue
Headwordconsistance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,694
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consistance »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).consistancese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conjugales » (#18,693), « consultez » (#18,695), « conf » (#18,692). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consistance » est au #18,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around consistance (IPA \kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,694 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for consistance, with forms such as "cconsistance", "cnosistance", and "conisstance". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "constance", "consistant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is consistance, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’un corps qui prend un certain degré de solidité.
  2. 2
    État d’un corps dont les parties sont liées entre elles de manière à offrir une certaine résistance.
  3. 3
    Stabilité ; fixité ; permanence.
  4. 4
    Il désigne ce en quoi consiste une succession ou un domaine et ses dépendances.
  5. 5
    Absence d'énoncé contradictoire d'une théorie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how consistance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Faire évaporer un liquide jusqu’à la consistance de sirop.
  2. Pour le faumage façon « ricotta », mixez les ingrédients jusqu'à obtenir une consistance relativement lisse. Goûtez afin d'ajuster l'assaisonnement.

Antonyms

inconsistance

This word in other languages

consistency(English)Widerspruchsfreiheit(Deutsch)consistência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsistance
  • cnosistance
  • conisstance
  • connsistance
  • consisatnce
  • consisstance
  • consistacne
  • consistancce
  • consistanec
  • consistannce
  • consistnace
  • consisttance
  • consitsance
  • conssistance
  • conssitance
  • cosnistance
  • ocnsistance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsistance1cnosistance2conisstance2connsistance1consisatnce2consisstance1consistacne2consistancce1
Edit distance from "consistance"

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 "consistance"?
"consistance" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\.
What does "consistance" mean?
As a noun, "consistance" means: État d’un corps qui prend un certain degré de solidité.
What words are commonly confused with "consistance"?
"consistance" is commonly confused with "constance", "consistant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consistance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consistance" is \kɔ̃.sis.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consistance" come from?
"consistance" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "consistance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contribuant#18,698déclinaison#18,723appropriées#18,651allongement#18,645

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

singularité17 variantssentimental17 variantspréhistoire17 variantsperceptions17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list