# concourse

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋkɔː(ɹ)s/ · frequency rank #32,741

## Definitions
1. 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 platforms in a railway terminus.
2. An airport terminal.
3. A large group of people; a crowd.
4. The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
5. An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
6. Concurrence; 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.

## Easily confused with
- **Concorde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concorde-vs-concourse)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cconcourse`, `cnocourse`, `cocnourse`, `conccourse`, `concoruse`, `concoures`, `concourrse`, `concoursse`, `concousre`, `concuorse`, `conncourse`, `conocurse`, `ocncourse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/concourse