connote
/kəˈnəʊt/
"connote" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“connote” is uncommon English (frequency #97,964 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,964
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
| 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) |
Where “connote” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
connote is uncommon English at frequency #97,964 among 43,570 “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.
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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Using “connote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-N-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈnəʊt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.