consterne
\kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\
The verdict
“consterne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de consterner.
| 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) |
Where “consterne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for consterne is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “consterne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃s.tɛʁn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.