concessionary
/kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/noun, adjective
concessionary is spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concessionary means “one who owns a concession or a franchise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concessionary is concessionaries.
How many letters and syllables are in concessionary?
| Letters | 13: C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 concessionary?
Concessionary appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 concessionary?
- US /kənˈsɛʃəˌnɛɹi/
Concessionary has 5 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).
What rhymes with concessionary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as concessionary from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʃənɛɹi/):
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 concessionary
- concessionaries plural
- more concessionary comparative
- most concessionary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concessionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
one who owns a concession or a franchise
adjective
- 1
relating to concessions or franchises
- 2
making concessions or compromises
I observe indeed a party in the State whose rule it is to consent to no change, until it is clamorously called for, and then instantly to yield; but those are Concessionary, not Conservative principles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does concessionary come from?
From concession + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).