concierge
/ˌkɒn.siˈɛə̯ʒ/
"concierge" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concierge” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,416 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,416
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concierge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɒn.siˈɛə̯ʒ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “concierge” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for concierge is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɒn.siˈɛə̯ʒ/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,416 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for concierge, with forms such as "cconcierge", "cnocierge", and "cocnierge". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "converge", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French concierge. The correct English form is concierge, spelled C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
- 2One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
- 3A nurse who provides support during fertility treatment.
- 4Synonym of conciergerie.
Etymology
Borrowed from French concierge.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconcierge,cnocierge,cocnierge,conccierge,conceirge,conciegre,conciereg,conciergge,concierrge,concirege,conicerge,conncierge,ocncierge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concierge - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “concierge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-C-I-E-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɒn.siˈɛə̯ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “converge” - see the side-by-side comparison. concierge vs converge
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.