# conn

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑn/ · frequency rank #17,576

## Definitions
1. The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cop)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cos)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cox)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cot)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-coy)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cov)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cool)
- **copy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-copy)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-core)
- **cook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cook)
- **cops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cops)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-corn)
- **cope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cope)
- **coup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-coup)
- **cord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conn-vs-cord)

## Common misspellings (3)
`cconn`, `cnon`, `ocnn`

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