# concubine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑŋkjəbaɪn/ · frequency rank #36,085

## Definitions
1. A sexual partner, especially a woman, to whom one is not or cannot be married.
2. A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.
3. A slave-girl or woman, kept for instance in a harem, who is held for sexual service.

## Etymology
From Middle English concubine (first attested 1250–1300), from Anglo-Norman concubine, from Latin concubīna, equivalent to concub- (variant stem of concumbō (“to lie together”)) + feminine suffix -īna.

## Easily confused with
- **concubines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concubine-vs-concubines)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cconcubine`, `cnocubine`, `cocnubine`, `concbuine`, `conccubine`, `concubbine`, `concubien`, `concubinne`, `concubnie`, `concuibne`, `conncubine`, `conucbine`, `ocncubine`

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