conlang
con·lang/ˈkɑnˌlæŋ/noun, verb
conlang is spelled C-O-N-L-A-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables (con·lang). It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conlang means “Alternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conlang is conlangs.
How many letters and syllables are in conlang?
| Letters | 7: C-O-N-L-A-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: con·lang |
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 conlang?
Conlang appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 conlang?
- UK /ˈkɒnlæŋ/
- US /ˈkɑnˌlæŋ/
- US /ˈkɑnˌleɪŋ/
Conlang has 2 syllables, split con·lang in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-conlang.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conlang
- conlangs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- conlanging participle, present
- conlanged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conlang mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialAlternative form of constructed language (“a human language consciously devised by an individual or a small group, as opposed to having naturally evolved as a natural language”)
The Klingon language is a conlang created for use in the Star Trek franchise.
verb
- 1
To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conlang in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to create a conlang:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | conlanguear |
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 conlang come from?
The noun is a syllabic abbreviation of constructed language, while the verb is derived from the noun. By surface analysis, con- (“constructed”) + lang or -lang (“language”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).