conte
Con·té/ˈkɑnteɪ/noun
conte is spelled C-O-N-T-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (Con·té). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conte means “An Italian count” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conte is contes or contés.
How many letters and syllables are in conte?
| Letters | 5: C-O-N-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Con·té |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 conte?
Conte appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 conte?
- UK /ˈkɒnteɪ/
- US /ˈkɑnteɪ/
Conte has 2 syllables, split Con·té in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Conté.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with conte?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as conte from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnteɪ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cento.
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 conte
- contes plural
- contés plural
- conté
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Italian count.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Conté.
noun
- 1
A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Conté.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense drawing medium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crayon mine |
| German | Conté |
| Spanish | lápiz conté |
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 conte come from?
From Italian conte. Doublet of comes, comte, and count.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).