conceal
con·ceal/kənˈsil/verb
conceal is spelled C-O-N-C-E-A-L: 7 letters and 2 syllables (con·ceal). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, conceal means “To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conceal?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-C-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·ceal |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 conceal?
Conceal appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 conceal?
- UK /kənˈsiːl/
- US /kənˈsil/
Conceal has 2 syllables, split con·ceal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-conceal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conceal?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conceal from its last stressed vowel (/il/):
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 conceal
- conceals present, singular, he/she/it
- concealing participle, present
- concealed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conceal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
He tried to conceal the truth about his health.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conceal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to hide something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dissimuler, cacher |
| German | verbergen, verheimlichen, verschleiern, verschweigen, verstecken |
| Portuguese | esconder, omitir |
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 conceal come from?
From Middle English concelen, from Old French conceler (“hide, disguise”), from Latin concēlō, concēlāre (“carefully disguise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).