concoction
/kənˈkɑkʃən/noun
concoction is spelled C-O-N-C-O-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, concoction means “The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of concoction is concoctions.
How many letters and syllables are in concoction?
| Letters | 10: C-O-N-C-O-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 concoction?
Concoction appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 concoction?
- UK /kənˈkɒkʃən/
- UK /kəŋ-/
- US /kənˈkɑkʃən/
Concoction has 3 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: En-au-concoction.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concoction
- concoctions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concoction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- 2
A mixture prepared in such a way.
- 3
Something made up, an invention.
- 4
obsoleteDigestion (of food etc.).
- 5
obsoleteThe act of digesting in the mind; rumination.
- 6
obsoleteAn abatement of a morbid process, such as a fever, and a return to a normal condition.
- 7
obsoleteThe act of perfecting or maturing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concoction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mischen, Zubereitung , Mischung, Gemisch |
| Spanish | cocimiento, concocción, mejunje, menjunje, menjurje |
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 concoction come from?
From Latin concoctiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).