# council

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaʊn.səl/ · frequency rank #866

## Definitions
1. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
2. A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
3. Discussion or deliberation.
4. Short for church council

## Etymology
From Middle English counseil, conseil, from late Old English cuncile, from Anglo-Norman cuncile and Old French concile, from Latin concilium. Doublet of concelho.

## Easily confused with
- **counsel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/council-vs-counsel)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccouncil`, `conucil`, `coucnil`, `counccil`, `councill`, `councli`, `counicl`, `counncil`, `cuoncil`, `ocuncil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/council