concept
/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/
"concept" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concept” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,751 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,751
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concept |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “concept” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for concept is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,751 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for concept, with forms such as "cconcept", "cnocept", and "cocnept". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "content", "concern", "context", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipiō (“to take in, conceive”). Doublet of conceit and concetto. See conceive. The correct English form is concept, spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-T.
Definition
- 1An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- 2Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
- 3A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French concept, from Latin conceptus (“a thought, purpose, also a conceiving, etc.”), from concipiō (“to take in, conceive”). Doublet of conceit and concetto. See conceive.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconcept,cnocept,cocnept,conccept,conceppt,conceptt,concetp,concpet,conecpt,conncept,ocncept
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concept - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “concept”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-C-E-P-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒn.sɛpt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “content” - see the side-by-side comparison. concept vs content
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.