consistir

/kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ/

//kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ// verb

The verdict

“consistir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,044 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,044
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - constar

Corpus desk

Index PT-consistir · consistir · Portuguese

consistir · rank #52,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,044
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cooperativismo

Nearest frequency peer: cooperativismo (+6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “consistir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “consistir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for consistir
PropertyValue
Headwordconsistir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “consistir” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).consistircai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cooperativismo” (#52,050), “corroer” (#52,053), “coeso” (#52,034). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “consistir” fica em #52,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

consistir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,044 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for consistir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is consistir, spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    constar
  2. 2
    ter consistência

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "consistir"?
"consistir" is spelled C-O-N-S-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ/.
What does "consistir" mean?
As a verb, "consistir" means: constar
How do you pronounce "consistir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consistir" is /kõ.siʃ.ˈtiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consistir" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list