consternation

\kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“consternation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,417
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abattement profond à la suite de quelque accident inattendu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consternation · consternation · French

consternation · rank #31,417 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,417
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH connectivité

Nearest frequency peer: connectivité (-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 « consternation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consternation » 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).

consternation vs conservation
85% similar
consternation vs constellation
85% similar

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

Key facts for consternation
PropertyValue
Headwordconsternation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,417
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consternation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.consternationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « connectivité » (#31,416), « constitutifs » (#31,418), « connectant » (#31,415). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consternation » est au #31,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around consternation (IPA \kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,417 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abattement profond à la suite de quelque accident inattendu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for consternation, with forms such as "cconsternation", "cnosternation", and "connsternation". 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, "conservation", "constellation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is consternation, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abattement profond à la suite de quelque accident inattendu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Valère regardait la planche-contact avec une certaine consternation.
  2. Le 10 de ce mois, un triste accident a jeté la consternation dans un des quartiers de la paroisse St.-Jacques.

Synonyms

sidération

This word in other languages

consternation(English)consternación(Español)consternação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsternation
  • cnosternation
  • connsternation
  • consetrnation
  • conssternation
  • constenration
  • consterantion
  • consternaiton
  • consternatino
  • consternationn
  • consternatoin
  • consternattion
  • consternnation
  • consterntaion
  • consterrnation
  • constrenation
  • constternation
  • contsernation
  • cosnternation
  • ocnsternation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consternation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconsternation1cnosternation2connsternation1consetrnation2conssternation1constenration2consterantion2consternaiton2
Edit distance from "consternation"

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 "consternation"?
"consternation" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "consternation" mean?
As a noun, "consternation" means: Abattement profond à la suite de quelque accident inattendu.
What words are commonly confused with "consternation"?
"consternation" is commonly confused with "conservation", "constellation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consternation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consternation" is \kɔ̃s.tɛʁ.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consternation" come from?
"consternation" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

controversés20 variantsréconfortant20 variantsreligieusement20 variantsobscurantisme20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list