concealment

Name: concealment, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/kənˈsiːlmənt/

//kənˈsiːlmənt// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“concealment” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,928
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The practice of keeping secrets.

Corpus desk

Index EN-concealment · concealment · English

concealment · rank #31,928 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #31,928
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH concealer

Nearest frequency peer: concealer (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

compels

68,076
concealer

68,074
concealment

68,073
concentric

68,072
conceptually

68,071
confine

68,070

What this shows “concealment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for concealment
Property	Value
Headword	concealment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kənˈsiːlmənt/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#31,928
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “concealment”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).concealmentlands here:

#31,928

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “concealer” (#31,927), “concentric” (#31,929), “conceptually” (#31,930). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “concealment” is #31,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around concealment (IPA /kənˈsiːlmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,928 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for concealment, with forms such as "cconcealment", "cnocealment", and "cocnealment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment. The correct English form is concealment, spelled C-O-N-C-E-A-L-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
The practice of keeping secrets.
2
The condition of being hidden or concealed.
3
protection from observation or surveillance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how concealment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

weapons concealment
act of concealment

Etymology

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment.

This word in other languages

ocultamiento(Español)dissimulation(Français)ocultação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cconcealment
cnocealment
cocnealment
concaelment
conccealment
concealemnt
conceallment
concealmennt
concealmentt
concealmetn
concealmment
concealmnet
conceamlent
concelament
conecalment
conncealment
ocncealment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concealment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "concealment"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concealment"?

"concealment" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-A-L-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈsiːlmənt/.

What does "concealment" mean?

As a noun, "concealment" means: The practice of keeping secrets.

What are common misspellings of "concealment"?

Common misspellings include "cconcealment", "cnocealment", "cocnealment", "concaelment", "conccealment". The correct spelling is "concealment".

How do you pronounce "concealment"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concealment" is /kənˈsiːlmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "concealment"?

From Old French concelement (“concealment, secrecy”). By surface analysis, conceal + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "concealment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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