# conquer

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɒŋkə/ · frequency rank #10,021

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **consumer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conquer-vs-consumer)
- **conquest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conquer-vs-conquest)
- **conquered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conquer-vs-conquered)
- **conqueror** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conquer-vs-conqueror)
- **confer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confer-vs-conquer)
- **concur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/concur-vs-conquer)
- **cinque** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cinque-vs-conquer)
- **conifer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conifer-vs-conquer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cconquer`, `cnoquer`, `connquer`, `conqeur`, `conqquer`, `conquerr`, `conqure`, `conuqer`, `coqnuer`, `ocnquer`

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