consolation

\kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“consolation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,391
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soulagement donné à l’affliction, à la douleur, au déplaisir de quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consolation · consolation · French

consolation · rank #17,391 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,391
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conjugaison

Nearest frequency peer: conjugaison (-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 « consolation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consolation » 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).

consolation vs convocation
82% similar
consolation vs consommation
83% similar
consolation vs consultation
83% similar

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

Key facts for consolation
PropertyValue
Headwordconsolation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,391
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consolation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).consolationse 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 « conjugaison » (#17,390), « conteneurs » (#17,392), « conjoints » (#17,389). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consolation » est au #17,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around consolation (IPA \kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,391 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for consolation, with forms such as "cconsolation", "cnosolation", and "connsolation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "convocation", "consommation", "consultation", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is consolation, spelled C-O-N-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soulagement donné à l’affliction, à la douleur, au déplaisir de quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Véritable sujet de satisfaction et de joie.
  3. 3
    Discours ou raisons que l’on emploie pour consoler quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    La chose ou de la personne même qui console.
  5. 5
    Eau-de-vie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais c’est une consolation de penser que nous laissons derrière nous, sur la terre, des êtres qui seront misérables comme nous-mêmes l’avons été.
  2. Ne m'ont même pas laissé ça de consolation. Rien ! Sauf de pinter, bien sûr. Et même ça, ils ont d'abord essayé de me l'enlever.

Synonyms

soulagement

This word in other languages

consolation(English)alivio(Español)Trost(Deutsch)alívio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsolation
  • cnosolation
  • connsolation
  • conoslation
  • consloation
  • consoaltion
  • consolaiton
  • consolatino
  • consolationn
  • consolatoin
  • consolattion
  • consollation
  • consoltaion
  • conssolation
  • cosnolation
  • ocnsolation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consolation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconsolation1cnosolation2connsolation1conoslation2consloation2consoaltion2consolaiton2consolatino2
Edit distance from "consolation"

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 "consolation"?
"consolation" is spelled C-O-N-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "consolation" mean?
As a noun, "consolation" means: Soulagement donné à l’affliction, à la douleur, au déplaisir de quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "consolation"?
"consolation" is commonly confused with "convocation", "consommation", "consultation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consolation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consolation" is \kɔ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consolation" come from?
"consolation" 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 "consolation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

conjugaison#17,390confinement#17,388concrétiser#17,387concentrent#17,386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

correctionnel16 variantsdécoratifs16 variantsaventuriers16 variantsidentifiées16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list