conserve
/ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/noun, verb
conserve is spelled C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conserve means “Wilderness where human development is prohibited” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conserve is conserves.
How many letters and syllables are in conserve?
| Letters | 8: C-O-N-S-E-R-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is conserve?
Conserve appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce conserve?
- /ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/
As a verb (“To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a…”): /kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v/.
Conserve has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conserve_(noun).wav, En-us-conserve-verb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conserve?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as conserve.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: converse.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of conserve
- conserves plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- conserving participle, present
- conserved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conserve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Wilderness where human development is prohibited.
- 2
A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.
- 3
obsoleteA medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.
- 4
obsoleteA conservatory.
verb
- 1
To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
to conserve fruits with sugar
- 2
To protect an environment, heritage, etc.
- 3
To remain unchanged during a process
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conserve in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | reserva , conservar |
| Spanish | parque nacional , reservar, conservar , captener |
| French | conserver |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does conserve come from?
From Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin conservare (“to keep, preserve”), from com- (intensive prefix) + servo (“keep watch, maintain”). See also observe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).