Concorde

[kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt]

/[kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“Concorde” is uncommon German (frequency #62,298 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,298
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ehemaliges britisch-französisches Passagierflugzeug, das mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit fliegen konnte

Key facts for Concorde
PropertyValue
HeadwordConcorde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,298
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Concorde” 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). Concorde lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Concorde is uncommon German at frequency #62,298 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ehemaliges britisch-französisches Passagierflugzeug, das mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit fliegen konnte".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Concorde in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Concorde, spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemaliges britisch-französisches Passagierflugzeug, das mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit fliegen konnte

This word in other languages

Concorde(English)Concorde(Español)Concorde(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 "Concorde"?
"Concorde" is spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt].
What does "Concorde" mean?
As a proper noun, "Concorde" means: ehemaliges britisch-französisches Passagierflugzeug, das mit Überschallgeschwindigkeit fliegen konnte
How do you pronounce "Concorde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Concorde" is [kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Concorde" come from?
"Concorde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Concorde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-O-N-C-O-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kɔ̃ˈkɔʁt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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