consulter

\kɔ̃.syl.te\

/\kɔ̃.syl.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“consulter” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,989
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre avis, conseil ou instruction de quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-consulter · consulter · French

consulter · rank #3,989 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,989
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH communiquer

Nearest frequency peer: communiquer (-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 « consulter »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « consulter » 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).

consulter vs consumer
78% similar
consulter vs consultez
89% similar
consulter vs consulté
78% similar

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

Key facts for consulter
PropertyValue
Headwordconsulter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃.syl.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,989
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « consulter »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « communiquer » (#3,988), « chaude » (#3,987), « définir » (#3,991). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « consulter » est au #3,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around consulter (IPA \kɔ̃.syl.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,989 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for consulter, with forms such as "cconsulter", "cnosulter", and "connsulter". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "consumer", "consultez", "consulté", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is consulter, spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre avis, conseil ou instruction de quelqu’un.
  2. 2
    Demander un diagnostic et les indications de soins à un médecin.
  3. 3
    Étudier pour y chercher des éclaircissements, des indices, etc., les livres, les écrits des savants, etc.
  4. 4
    Prendre avis des choses qui peuvent inspirer ou régler nos déterminations.
  5. 5
    Rechercher un renseignement ou une information.
  6. 6
    Conférer ensemble, délibérer.
  7. 7
    Assurer une consultation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ainsi donc on nous a mariés sans que nous nous connussions, sans que nous nous aimassions ; on nous a mariés sans nous consulter, nous qu’on mariait.
  2. On la consultait sur le choix des domestiques, l’éducation des jeunes filles, l’art des confitures, et Monseigneur descendait chez elle dans ses tournées épiscopales.

This word in other languages

consult(English)consultar(Español)befragen(Deutsch)consultar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsulter
  • cnosulter
  • connsulter
  • consluter
  • conssulter
  • consuletr
  • consullter
  • consulterr
  • consultre
  • consultter
  • consutler
  • conuslter
  • cosnulter
  • ocnsulter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsulter1cnosulter2connsulter1consluter2conssulter1consuletr2consullter1consulterr1
Edit distance from "consulter"

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 "consulter"?
"consulter" is spelled C-O-N-S-U-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.syl.te\.
What does "consulter" mean?
As a verb, "consulter" means: Prendre avis, conseil ou instruction de quelqu’un.
What words are commonly confused with "consulter"?
"consulter" is commonly confused with "consumer", "consultez", "consulté". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consulter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consulter" is \kɔ̃.syl.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consulter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

appellent#3,981islamique#4,000voulaient#3,971reportage#4,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

communiquer14 variantsautomatique14 variantssupporters14 variantsprésentée14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list