concoct
/kənˈkɒkt/
"concoct" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concoct” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,301 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #57,301
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concoct |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kənˈkɒkt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,301 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “concoct” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for concoct is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˈkɒkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #57,301 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
concoct has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”). The correct English form is concoct, spelled C-O-N-C-O-C-T.
Definition
- 1To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- 2To contrive something using skill or ingenuity.
- 3To digest.
Etymology
From Latin concoquō (“boil, prepare, digest”) (influenced by the participle concoctus), from con- (“together”) + coquō (“cook”).
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); 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 “concoct”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-C-O-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˈkɒkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.