# conifer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒnɪfə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #47,543

## Definitions
1. A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.

## Etymology
From Latin cōnifer (“bearing cones”), by surface analysis, Latin cōnus (“cone”) + -fer.

## Easily confused with
- **copier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conifer-vs-copier)
- **conquer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conifer-vs-conquer)
- **consider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conifer-vs-consider)
- **confer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confer-vs-conifer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cconifer`, `cnoifer`, `coinfer`, `confier`, `coniefr`, `coniferr`, `coniffer`, `conifre`, `connifer`, `ocnifer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conifer