concupiscent
/kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/
"concupiscent" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“concupiscent” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amorous; lustful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-concupiscent · concupiscent · English
concupiscent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | concupiscent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “concupiscent” in English
Rare enough to double-check
concupiscent is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kɒnˈkjuːpɪ.sənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amorous; lustful.".
No misspelling variants are generated for concupiscent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”). The correct English form is concupiscent, spelled C-O-N-C-U-P-I-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Amorous; lustful.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how concupiscent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1894 — Plato's The Republic, Book VIII, translated by Benjamin Jowett Is not such an one likely to seat the concupiscent and covetous element on the vacant throne and to suffer it to play the great king within him, girt with tiara and chain and scimitar?
Call the roller of big cigars, / The muscular one, and bid him whip / In kitchen cups concupiscent curds.
Etymology
From Latin concupiscens (stem concupiscent-), present participle of concupīscō (“long for, covet”), inchoative of concupiō (“long for”), from con- + cupiō (“desire, wish for”).
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.