consoante

/kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/

//kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ// adj

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The verdict

“consoante” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,020. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,020
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que consoa, que soam à vez, que rima em fonema

Corpus desk

Index PT-consoante · consoante · Portuguese

consoante · rank #16,020 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,020
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH consultivo

Nearest frequency peer: consultivo (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “consoante”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “consoante” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

consoante vs consorte
78% similar
consoante vs constante
89% similar
consoante vs confiante
78% similar

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

Key facts for consoante
PropertyValue
Headwordconsoante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,020
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “consoante”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.consoantecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “consultivo” (#16,021), “colateral” (#16,016), “cólera” (#16,025). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “consoante” fica em #16,020. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around consoante (IPA /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,020 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for consoante, with forms such as "cconsoante", "cnosoante", and "connsoante". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "consorte", "constante", "confiante", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is consoante, spelled C-O-N-S-O-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que consoa, que soam à vez, que rima em fonema
  2. 2
    consonantal, referido às letras consoantes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconsoante
  • cnosoante
  • connsoante
  • conosante
  • consaonte
  • consoanet
  • consoannte
  • consoantte
  • consoatne
  • consonate
  • conssoante
  • cosnoante
  • ocnsoante

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconsoante1cnosoante2connsoante1conosante2consaonte2consoanet2consoannte1consoantte1
Edit distance from "consoante"

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 "consoante"?
"consoante" is spelled C-O-N-S-O-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/.
What does "consoante" mean?
As an adjective, "consoante" means: que consoa, que soam à vez, que rima em fonema
What words are commonly confused with "consoante"?
"consoante" is commonly confused with "consorte", "constante", "confiante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "consoante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "consoante" is /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "consoante" come from?
"consoante" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

colateral#16,016distorção#16,034educativo#16,040guarnição#16,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list