concoct
/kənˈkɒkt/verb, noun
concoct is spelled C-O-N-C-O-C-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, concoct means “To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in concoct?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-C-O-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is concoct?
Concoct appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 concoct?
- /kənˈkɒkt/
- [kʰəŋˈkʰɒkt]
Concoct has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-concoct.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concoct
- concocts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- concocting participle, present
- concocted participle, past
- more concoct comparative
- most concoct superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concoct mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
to concoct a potion
- 2
To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
to concoct a cunning plan
- 3
obsoleteTo digest.
noun
- 1
nonstandardrareA concoction.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteDigested or affected by heat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concoct in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food f:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zusammenbrauen, zusammenmischen, zusammenrühren, zusammenkochen, fabrizieren, zubereiten |
| Spanish | confeccionar, concocer |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does concoct come from?
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).