concha
/ˈkɒŋ.kə/
"concha" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concha” is uncommon English (frequency #62,791 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,791
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any shell-shaped structure
Corpus desk
Index EN-concha · concha · English
concha · rank #62,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,791
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH confides
Nearest frequency peer: confides (+2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “concha”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- collegial
collegial
37,216 corpus weight
- Colonna
Colonna
37,215 corpus weight
- concha
concha
37,210 corpus weight
- confides
confides
37,208 corpus weight
- constructiv…
constructivism
37,206 corpus weight
- cooch
cooch
37,205 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “concha” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concha |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒŋ.kə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,791 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “concha” in English
Rare enough to double-check
concha is uncommon English at frequency #62,791 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒŋ.kə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for concha in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch. The correct English form is concha, spelled C-O-N-C-H-A.
Definition
- 1Any shell-shaped structure
- 2Any shell-shaped structure:
- 3Any shell-shaped structure:
- 4An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how concha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).