concussive

adj

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"concussive" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“concussive” is uncommon English (frequency #77,550 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,550
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion

Corpus desk

Index EN-concussive · concussive · English

concussive · rank #77,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,550
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH concordat

Nearest frequency peer: concordat (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “concussive”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “concussive” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for concussive
PropertyValue
Headwordconcussive
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “concussive” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).concussivefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “concordat” (#77,549), “confluent” (#77,551), “Coniston” (#77,552). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “concussive” is #77,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

concussive is uncommon English at frequency #77,550 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion".

No generated misspelling entries exist for concussive in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From concuss + -ive. The correct English form is concussive, spelled C-O-N-C-U-S-S-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion

Etymology

From concuss + -ive.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concussive"?
"concussive" is spelled C-O-N-C-U-S-S-I-V-E.
What does "concussive" mean?
As an adjective, "concussive" means: Of, pertaining to, or causing concussion
What is the origin of the word "concussive"?
From concuss + -ive. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "concussive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

combinator#77,546colchicine#77,543Clausewitz#77,539classicist#77,537

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list