conure
/ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/noun
conure is spelled C-O-N-U-R-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conure means “Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conure is conures.
How many letters and syllables are in conure?
| Letters | 6: C-O-N-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is conure?
Conure appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 conure?
- /ˈkɒnjʊə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-conure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conure
- conures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of many New World parakeets of the former genus Conurus, now reassigned to other genera in subfamily Arinae, principally Psittacara and Eupsittula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of many New World parakeets of the genus Conurus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | conure |
| Spanish | periquito |
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 conure come from?
From scientific Latin Conurus (genus name), from Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos, “cone”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).