concordat

/kənˈkɔːdæt/

//kənˈkɔːdæt// noun

"concordat" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“concordat” is uncommon English (frequency #77,549 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,549
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.

Corpus desk

Index EN-concordat · concordat · English

concordat · rank #77,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,549
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH concussive

Nearest frequency peer: concussive (+1 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 “concordat”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “concordat” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for concordat
PropertyValue
Headwordconcordat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈkɔːdæt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,549
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “concordat” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).concordatfalls in this rarity band:

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “concussive” (#77,550), “communing” (#77,547), “confluent” (#77,551). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “concordat” is #77,549. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

concordat is uncommon English at frequency #77,549 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈkɔːdæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for concordat, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French concordat, from Latin concordatum. The correct English form is concordat, spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how concordat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That eminent and independant statesman, Count Louis of Medicis, concluded a concordat with cardinal Gonsalvi, at Terracina, on the 16th February, 1816, probably the most humiliating instrument to which the Roman court has been forced to submit since the fall of the Bonapartes.
  2. The Concordat of the See of Rome with King Diniz is the most interesting ecclesiastical epoch […].

Etymology

From French concordat, from Latin concordatum.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concordat"?
"concordat" is spelled C-O-N-C-O-R-D-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈkɔːdæt/.
What does "concordat" mean?
As a noun, "concordat" means: A formal agreement between two parties, especially between a church and a state; specifically, an agreement between the Pope and a government.
How do you pronounce "concordat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concordat" is /kənˈkɔːdæt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "concordat"?
From French concordat, from Latin concordatum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list