concupiscence
/kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/
"concupiscence" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concupiscence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
Corpus desk
Index EN-concupiscence · concupiscence · English
concupiscence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concupiscence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “concupiscence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
concupiscence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈkjuːpɪsəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for concupiscence in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin concupīscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”). The correct English form is concupiscence, spelled C-O-N-C-U-P-I-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
- 2the desire of a person's lower appetite, contrary to reason, which subjugates and inclines them to experience temptation and to give in to sin, due to the Fall and original sin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how concupiscence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Y]it haue vvee one thing in our ſelues and of our ſelues, (euen originall ſinne, concupiſcence or luſt) vvhich neuer ceaſeth too egge vs and allure vs from God, and too ſtaine vs vvith all kinde of vnclennes: […]
for as St. Jerome observes, it is to shew that the true Christian not setting his heart upon the goods of the Earth, ought to trample under foot, all Avarice and immoderate concupiscence of corruptible riches: […]
Etymology
From Latin concupīscentia, from concupīscō (“I desire strongly, I desire eagerly; I covet”).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.