concert
/kənˈsɝt/verb, noun
concert is spelled C-O-N-C-E-R-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,725th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, concert means “To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in concert?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-C-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 35 times per million words; the 2,725th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 concert?
Concert appears 35 times per million words in written English, the 2,725th 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 concert?
- UK /kənˈsɜːt/
- US /kənˈsɝt/
As a noun (“An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual…”): /kənˈsɜːt/, /kənˈsɝt/, /ˈkɒnsət/.
Concert has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-concert_(verb).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-concert.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with concert?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as concert from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹt/):
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 concert
- concerts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- concerting participle, present
- concerted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
- 2
To plan; to devise; to arrange.
- 3
To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.
noun
- 1
An agreement in a design or plan; a union formed by mutual communication of opinions and views; an accordance in a scheme; harmony; a simultaneous action.
- 2
Musical accordance or harmony; concord.
- 3
A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.
I’m going to the rock concert on Friday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concert in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | concertar , concierto, concertación |
| French | concert |
| German | Konzert |
| Portuguese | concerto, show |
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 concert come from?
Borrowed from French concert, from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concerto.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).