conscript
/ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/
"conscript" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“conscript” is uncommon English (frequency #54,704 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,704
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
Corpus desk
Index EN-conscript · conscript · English
conscript · rank #54,704 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,704
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH comparably
Nearest frequency peer: comparably (-2 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 “conscript”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- comparably
comparably
45,299 corpus weight
- conscript
conscript
45,297 corpus weight
- convolution
convolution
45,295 corpus weight
- cooped
cooped
45,294 corpus weight
- Coote
Coote
45,293 corpus weight
- copilot
copilot
45,292 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “conscript” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conscript |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,704 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “conscript” in English
Rare enough to double-check
conscript is uncommon English at frequency #54,704 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒnskɹɪpt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for conscript, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”). The correct English form is conscript, spelled C-O-N-S-C-R-I-P-T.
Definition
- 1One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how conscript appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The soldier was a conscript.
Etymology
From Latin cōnscriptus, perfect passive participle of cōnscrībō (“write together; enroll”).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).