Concierge

[kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ]

/[kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Concierge” is an uncommon German word, ranked #53,590 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,590
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mann, der als Hausmeister oder Portier beschäftigt ist

Key facts for Concierge
PropertyValue
HeadwordConcierge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Concierge” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Concierge lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Concierge is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,590 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Mann, der als Hausmeister oder Portier beschäftigt ist".

Concierge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Concierge, spelled C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mann, der als Hausmeister oder Portier beschäftigt ist

This word in other languages

concierge(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Concierge"?
"Concierge" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ].
What does "Concierge" mean?
As a noun, "Concierge" means: Mann, der als Hausmeister oder Portier beschäftigt ist
How do you pronounce "Concierge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Concierge" is [kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Concierge" come from?
"Concierge" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Concierge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔ̃ˈsi̯ɛʁʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list