conte

noun

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"conte" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,937
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Italian count.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conte · conte · English

conte · rank #22,937 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,937
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH concur

Nearest frequency peer: concur (-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 “conte”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “conte” 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).

conte vs cot
60% similar
conte vs CTE
0% similar
conte vs cost
60% similar

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

Key facts for conte
PropertyValue
Headwordconte
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,937
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conte”

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).contelands 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 “concur” (#22,936), “conveying” (#22,938), “computerized” (#22,935). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conte” is #22,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around conte, anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,937 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An Italian count.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for conte, with forms such as "cconte", "cnote", and "conet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cot", "CTE", "cost", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count. The correct English form is conte, spelled C-O-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Italian count.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. So she led the way through a marble hall, pillared in different colors, rich and rare, with portraits of ancient contes and contessas on the walls, up a magnificent stone stair with a carved balustrade, to a suite indeed, where, at the entrance, Sibby was found very happy at her welcome from Mrs. Mount, who was equally glad to receive a countrywoman.
  2. “Aspirin. It will help you to sleep tonight if you have aches and pains, or cold clammy dreams about dead contes and contessas,” he teased.

Etymology

From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconte
  • cnote
  • conet
  • connte
  • contte
  • cotne
  • ocnte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cconte1cnote2conet2connte1contte1cotne2ocnte2
Edit distance from "conte"

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 "conte"?
"conte" is spelled C-O-N-T-E.
What does "conte" mean?
As a noun, "conte" means: An Italian count.
What words are commonly confused with "conte"?
"conte" is commonly confused with "cot", "CTE", "cost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "conte"?
From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cowan#22,940codex#22,932bumpy#22,914facet#22,965

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Cahill7 variantsbruise7 variantsFates7 variantsfirth7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list