consterne
\kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\
The verdict
“consterne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consterner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-consterne · consterne · French
consterne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consterne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « consterne » en français
Rare enough to double-check
consterne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for consterne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is consterne, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consterner.
- 2Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consterner.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de consterner.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de consterner.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de consterner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how consterne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une situation qui « consterne » Ellewa, fan du groupe Muse.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.