conquer

/ˈkɒŋkə/

//ˈkɒŋkə// verb

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"conquer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conquer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,021
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To defeat in combat; to subjugate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conquer · conquer · English

conquer · rank #10,021 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,021
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Connor

Nearest frequency peer: Connor (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “conquer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conquer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conquer vs consumer
75% similar
conquer vs conquest
75% similar
conquer vs conquered
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conquer
PropertyValue
Headwordconquer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkɒŋkə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,021
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conquer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).conquerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Connor” (#10,020), “conquest” (#10,022), “complement” (#10,019). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conquer” is #10,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around conquer (IPA /ˈkɒŋkə/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,021 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for conquer, with forms such as "cconquer", "cnoquer", and "connquer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "consumer", "conquest", "conquered", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan. The correct English form is conquer, spelled C-O-N-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
  2. 2
    To acquire by force of arms, win in war; to become ruler of; to subjugate.
  3. 3
    To overcome an abstract obstacle.
  4. 4
    To gain, win, or obtain by effort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I lay in the desert beyond all cities and sounds, and above me flowed the River of Silence through the sky; and on the desert’s edge night fought against the Sun, and suddenly conquered.
  2. In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople.

Etymology

From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan.

This word in other languages

conquistar(Español)conquérir(Français)erobern(Deutsch)conquistar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconquer
  • cnoquer
  • connquer
  • conqeur
  • conqquer
  • conquerr
  • conqure
  • conuqer
  • coqnuer
  • ocnquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conquer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconquer1cnoquer2connquer1conqeur2conqquer1conquerr1conqure2conuqer2
Edit distance from "conquer"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conquer"?
"conquer" is spelled C-O-N-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒŋkə/.
What does "conquer" mean?
As a verb, "conquer" means: To defeat in combat; to subjugate.
What words are commonly confused with "conquer"?
"conquer" is commonly confused with "consumer", "conquest", "conquered". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conquer" is /ˈkɒŋkə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "conquer"?
From Middle English conqueren, from Old French conquerre, from Late Latin conquaerere (“to knock, strike; to search for, procure”), from Latin con- + quaerere (“to seek, acquire”). Displaced native Old English oferwinnan. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conquer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fairness10 variantswherein10 variantshearted10 variantsvariant10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list