constar

/kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/

//kõʃ.ˈtaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“constar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #12,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,409
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estar escrito, incluído ou mencionado

Corpus desk

Index PT-constar · constar · Portuguese

constar · rank #12,409 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,409
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH conformidade

Nearest frequency peer: conformidade (-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 “constar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “constar” 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).

constar vs conta
71% similar
constar vs costa
71% similar
constar vs contar
86% similar

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

Key facts for constar
PropertyValue
Headwordconstar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,409
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “constar”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “conformidade” (#12,408), “coxa” (#12,410), “cry” (#12,412). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “constar” fica em #12,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around constar (IPA /kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,409 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for constar, with forms such as "cconstar", "cnostar", and "connstar". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "conta", "costa", "contar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Portuguese form is constar, spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    estar escrito, incluído ou mencionado
  2. 2
    ser certo, evidente, notório
  3. 3
    constituir-se; consistir; ser formado
  4. 4
    deduzir-se

Antonyms

inconstar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconstar
  • cnostar
  • connstar
  • consatr
  • consstar
  • constarr
  • constra
  • consttar
  • contsar
  • cosntar
  • ocnstar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconstar1cnostar2connstar1consatr2consstar1constarr1constra2consttar1
Edit distance from "constar"

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 "constar"?
"constar" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/.
What does "constar" mean?
As a verb, "constar" means: estar escrito, incluído ou mencionado
What words are commonly confused with "constar"?
"constar" is commonly confused with "conta", "costa", "contar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "constar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constar" is /kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constar" come from?
"constar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estrago#12,434estória#12,436unânime#12,360tribuna#12,356

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

cláusula11 variantssilicone11 variantsmoderado11 variantsmotivado11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list