conker
/ˈkɒŋkə/
"conker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conker” is uncommon English (frequency #91,373 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,373
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conker · conker · English
conker · rank #91,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,373
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH communitarian
Nearest frequency peer: communitarian (-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 “conker”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- comitatus
comitatus
8,631 corpus weight
- commodified
commodified
8,630 corpus weight
- communitari…
communitarian
8,629 corpus weight
- conker
conker
8,628 corpus weight
- Conolly
Conolly
8,627 corpus weight
- consumptive
consumptive
8,626 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “conker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒŋkə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conker is uncommon English at frequency #91,373 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒŋkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conker, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From 19th-century dialect conker (“snail-shell”); the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells; from conch + -er or a variant of conquer. The correct English form is conker, spelled C-O-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A horse chestnut, used in the game of conkers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His bald spot gleams like a burnished conker.
Unboxing conkers? What on earth are you talking about? Oh wow, you really are out of the loop, aren’t you? Gen Zers are taking to TikTok to film themselves unpeeling conkers from their spiky capsules.
Etymology
From 19th-century dialect conker (“snail-shell”); the game of conkers was originally played using snail-shells; from conch + -er or a variant of conquer.
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 "conker"?
What does "conker" mean?
How do you pronounce "conker"?
What is the origin of the word "conker"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conker", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).