consternar
/kõʃ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/
The verdict
“consternar” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - causar aflição
Corpus desk
Index PT-consternar · consternar · Portuguese
consternar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | consternar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kõʃ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “consternar” em português
Rare enough to double-check
consternar is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /kõʃ.tɨɾ.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "causar aflição".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for consternar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is consternar, spelled C-O-N-S-T-E-R-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1causar aflição
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how consternar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Porém, o fato de ocorrerem com jovens tem a potência de nos consternar particularmente, pois se trata de pessoas que tinham uma vida pela frente e muitas possibilidades de resolução dos impasses existenciais que se colocam para todos nós.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.