conniption
/kəˈnɪp.ʃən/
"conniption" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conniption” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conniption · conniption · English
conniption · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conniption |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈnɪp.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conniption” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conniption is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˈnɪp.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for conniption, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alteration of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious. The correct English form is conniption, spelled C-O-N-N-I-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
- 2A fit of laughing; convulsion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conniption appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When she came downstairs and saw what her children were eating, she had a conniption.
I'm in conniptions for the final act you came here for
Etymology
Since 1833, from American English. Unknown origin, probably a fanciful alteration of corruption etc., or maybe related to captious.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.