conman
noun
conman is spelled C-O-N-M-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conman means “A confidence trickster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conman is conmen.
How many letters and syllables are in conman?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 conman?
Conman appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 conman?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with conman
Also written: con-man (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of conman
- conmen plural
- con man
- con-man
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A confidence trickster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confidence trickster:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escroc, arnaqueur |
| German | Hochstapler, Schwindler, Trickbetrüger, Bauernfänger |
| Portuguese | vigarista, golpista |
| Spanish | estafador, estafadora, estafadores, estafadoras |
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 conman come from?
From con + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).