congest

/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/

//kənˈd͡ʒɛst// noun

"congest" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“congest” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.

Corpus desk

Index EN-congest · congest · English

congest · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for congest
PropertyValue
Headwordcongest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈd͡ʒɛst/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “congest” in English

congestsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

congest is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.".

Zero misspellings are on record for congest in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is congest, spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how congest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. For quotations using this term, see Citations:congest.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congest"?
"congest" is spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/.
What does "congest" mean?
As a noun, "congest" means: A farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
How do you pronounce "congest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congest" is /kənˈd͡ʒɛst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congest" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list