concourse
/ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/
"concourse" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concourse” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,741 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,741
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the pla...
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 | concourse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #32,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “concourse” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for concourse is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,741 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 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 concourse, with forms such as "cconcourse", "cnocourse", and "cocnourse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Concorde", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours. The correct English form is concourse, spelled C-O-N-C-O-U-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- 2An airport terminal.
- 3A large group of people; a crowd.
- 4The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- 5An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- 6Concurrence; cooperation.
Etymology
From Middle English concours, from Middle French concours and its etymon Latin concursus, concursum, from concurrere (“to run together”). See concur. Doublet of concours.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconcourse,cnocourse,cocnourse,conccourse,concoruse,concoures,concourrse,concoursse,concousre,concuorse,conncourse,conocurse,ocncourse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concourse - 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 “concourse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-C-O-U-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Concorde” - see the side-by-side comparison. concourse vs Concorde
- 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.