conn
/kɑn/noun, verb
conn is spelled C-O-N-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conn means “The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conn is conns.
How many letters and syllables are in conn?
| Letters | 4: C-O-N-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is conn?
Conn appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 conn?
- US /kɑn/
- UK /kɒn/
Conn has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with conn
Sounds like: con (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: con, conde, cun.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with conn?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conn from its last stressed vowel (/ɑn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of conn
- conns plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- con
- conning participle, present
- conned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."
The officer of the deck has the conn of the vessel; the captain took the conn when he reached the bridge.
verb
- 1
To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction).
The pilot conned the ship safely into the harbor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to direct a ship:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | ein Schiff steuern |
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 conn come from?
Variant of cond, from Middle English conduen, condien, from Anglo-Norman conduire, from Latin condūcō (“lead, bring or draw together”), from con- (“with, together”) + dūcō (“lead”). Doublet of conduce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).