# conch

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #37,390

## Definitions
1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2. The shell of this sea animal.
3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4. The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).

## Etymology
From Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē). Doublet of concha.

## Easily confused with
- **cone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cone)
- **cons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cons)
- **conn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conn)
- **cont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cont)
- **Cong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cong)
- **conf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conf)
- **cond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cond)
- **couch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-couch)
- **cough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cough)
- **Czech** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-czech)
- **Congo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-congo)
- **condo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-condo)
- **Conor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conor)
- **Cones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-cones)
- **conte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conte)
- **Coney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-coney)
- **convo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-convo)
- **conde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conde)
- **conga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-conga)
- **crunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conch-vs-crunch)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cconch`, `cnoch`, `cocnh`, `concch`, `conchh`, `conhc`, `connch`, `ocnch`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conch