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Contortion vs Consortion - What's the difference?

contortion | consortion |

As nouns the difference between contortion and consortion

is that contortion is the act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself while consortion is (obsolete) fellowship; association; companionship.

contortion

English

(wikipedia contortion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of contorting, twisting or deforming something, especially oneself.
  • A form of acrobatic display which involves the dramatic bending and flexing of the human body.

    • Derived terms

    * contortionist

    consortion

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) fellowship; association; companionship
    • (Webster 1913)