conceited

adj

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"conceited" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conceited” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,585
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conceited · conceited · English

conceited · rank #33,585 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,585
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Connell

Nearest frequency peer: Connell (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conceited”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conceited vs conceive
78% similar
conceited vs concerned
78% similar
conceited vs connected
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conceited
PropertyValue
Headwordconceited
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,585
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conceited”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).conceitedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Connell” (#33,586), “combative” (#33,583), “Connery” (#33,587). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conceited” is #33,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around conceited, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,585 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for conceited, with forms such as "cconceited", "cnoceited", and "cocneited". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "conceive", "concerned", "connected", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From conceit + -ed. The correct English form is conceited, spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
  2. 2
    Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
  3. 3
    Endowed with fancy or imagination.
  4. 4
    Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. If you think me too conceited / Or to passion quickly heated.
  2. Conceited of their own wit, and science, and politeness.

Etymology

From conceit + -ed.

This word in other languages

presuntuoso(Español)vain(Français)eingebildet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconceited
  • cnoceited
  • cocneited
  • concceited
  • conceietd
  • conceitde
  • conceitedd
  • conceitted
  • concetied
  • concieted
  • conecited
  • connceited
  • ocnceited

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conceited - 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.

cconceited1cnoceited2cocneited2concceited1conceietd2conceitde2conceitedd1conceitted1
Edit distance from "conceited"

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 "conceited"?
"conceited" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-I-T-E-D.
What does "conceited" mean?
As an adjective, "conceited" means: Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
What words are commonly confused with "conceited"?
"conceited" is commonly confused with "conceive", "concerned", "connected". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "conceited"?
From conceit + -ed. 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 "conceited", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combative#33,583cirrhosis#33,569chieftain#33,564capillary#33,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list