consoante
/kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“consoante” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #16,020 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #16,020
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que consoa, que soam à vez, que rima em fonema
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consoante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #16,020 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “consoante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for consoante is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,020 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1que consoa, que soam à vez, que rima em fonema
- 2consonantal, 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.
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.
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Using “consoante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-S-O-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.ˈswɐ̃.tɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “consorte” - see the side-by-side comparison. consoante vs consorte
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.