conatus
/koʊˈneɪ.təs/noun
conatus is spelled C-O-N-A-T-U-S: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conatus means “An effort, an endeavour, a striving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conatus is conatuses.
How many letters and syllables are in conatus?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-A-T-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is conatus?
Conatus appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conatus?
- UK /kəʊˈneɪ.təs/
- US /koʊˈneɪ.təs/
- UK /kəʊˈneɪtuːs/
Conatus has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conatus.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conatus2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conatus?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conatus from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of conatus
- conatuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conatus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An effort, an endeavour, a striving.
- 2
Such a striving effort that is a life force.
- 3
A force or impulse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conatus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense effort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | conato |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does conatus come from?
Borrowed from Latin cōnātus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).