concessive

/kənˈsɛsɪv/

//kənˈsɛsɪv// adj

"concessive" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“concessive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-concessive · concessive · English

concessive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for concessive
PropertyValue
Headwordconcessive
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kənˈsɛsɪv/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “concessive” in English

concessivesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

concessive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kənˈsɛsɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for concessive, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is concessive, spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.
  2. 2
    Joining clauses while conceding some notion.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concessive"?
"concessive" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-S-S-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈsɛsɪv/.
What does "concessive" mean?
As an adjective, "concessive" means: Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.
How do you pronounce "concessive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concessive" is /kənˈsɛsɪv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concessive" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list