conspecific
con·spe·cif·ic/ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/adjective, noun
conspecific is spelled C-O-N-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C: 11 letters and 4 syllables (con·spe·cif·ic). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, conspecific means “Relating to the same species” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in conspecific?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-S-P-E-C-I-F-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: con·spe·cif·ic |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 conspecific?
Conspecific appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 conspecific?
- US /ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/
- UK /ˌkɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/
Conspecific has 4 syllables, split con·spe·cif·ic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with conspecific?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conspecific from its last stressed vowel (/ɪfɪk/):
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 conspecific
- conspecifics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conspecific mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the same species.
noun
- 1
An organism belonging to the same species as another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conspecific in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conspécifique , congénère |
| German | Artgenosse |
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 conspecific come from?
From con- + specific.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).