constar vs consultar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“constar” and “consultar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,409
“constar” frequency rank: #10,501
“consultar” frequency rank: 22910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	constar	consultar
Definition	estar escrito, incluído ou mencionado	pedir parecer ou conselho a

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set constar and consultar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

constar

9 ch

consultar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. constar (/kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/) and consultar (/kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constar is recorded at frequency rank #12,409, classified as averb, pronounced /kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/. consultar is at rank #10,501, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 22910, this pair ranks #47,020 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of constar vs consultar

Shared letters: acnorst. Private to "constar": -. Private to "consultar": lu.

"constar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "consultar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

constar ← cconstar · cnostar · connstar · consatr · consstar · constarr · constra · consttar
consultar ← cconsultar · cnosultar · connsultar · conslutar · conssultar · consulatr · consulltar · consultarr

Frequency comparison

constar#12,409

consultar#10,501

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "constar" and "consultar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/kõʃ.ˈtaɾ/ versus /kõ.suɫ.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "constar" or "consultar"?

"consultar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,501 in our Portuguese list, against #12,409 for "constar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering constar vs consultar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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