concuss
/kənˈkʌs/verb
concuss is spelled C-O-N-C-U-S-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, concuss means “To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in concuss?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-C-U-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is concuss?
Concuss appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce concuss?
- UK /kənˈkʌs/
- UK /ˈkɒn.kʌs/
- /kənˈkʊs/
Concuss has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-concuss.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of concuss
- concusses present, singular, he/she/it
- concussing participle, present
- concussed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does concuss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
The blow will concuss him.
- 2
To force to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Concuss in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense injure the brain:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | concusionar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does concuss come from?
From Latin concussus, the perfect passive participle of concutiō (“shake violently”), from con- + quatiō (“shake, hit”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).