connote
/kəˈnəʊt/
"connote" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“connote” is uncommon English (frequency #97,964 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,964
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-connote · connote · English
connote · rank #97,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,964
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH conjunctive
Nearest frequency peer: conjunctive (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “connote”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- confab
confab
2,041 corpus weight
- confraterni…
confraternity
2,039 corpus weight
- conjunctive
conjunctive
2,038 corpus weight
- connote
connote
2,037 corpus weight
- constitutiv…
constitutively
2,035 corpus weight
- contactor
contactor
2,034 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “connote” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | connote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kəˈnəʊt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,964 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “connote” in English
Rare enough to double-check
connote is uncommon English at frequency #97,964 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kəˈnəʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for connote, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”). The correct English form is connote, spelled C-O-N-N-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- 2To possess an inseparable related condition; to imply as a logical consequence.
- 3To express without overt reference; to imply.
- 4To require as a logical predicate to consequence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how connote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Racism often connotes an underlying fear or ignorance.
Poverty connotes hunger.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin connotō (“signify beyond literal meaning”), from com- (“together”), + notō (“mark”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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