concave

\kɔ̃.kav\

/\kɔ̃.kav\/ adj

The verdict

“concave” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,682
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui présente une surface en creux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concave · concave · French

concave · rank #40,682 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,682
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH comptine

Nearest frequency peer: comptine (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « concave »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « concave » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

concave vs conçue
57% similar
concave vs concile
71% similar
concave vs conclue
71% similar

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

Key facts for concave
PropertyValue
Headwordconcave
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.kav\
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,682
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « concave »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).concavese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « comptine » (#40,681), « conduisez » (#40,683), « complimenter » (#40,680). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « concave » est au #40,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around concave (IPA \kɔ̃.kav\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,682 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui présente une surface en creux.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for concave, with forms such as "cconcave", "cnocave", and "cocnave". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "conçue", "concile", "conclue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is concave, spelled C-O-N-C-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui présente une surface en creux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] le plus souvent, par suite de la démolition des berges de la rive concave, les cailloux roulés sont recouverts de particules argilo-siliceuses […]
  2. Le temps a donc une « valeur œnologique » qui suit une trajectoire concave pour les vins premium à potentiel de vieillissement. Cette valeur œnologique se traduit bien entendu en valeur économique à travers le phénomène d’appréciation/dépréciation de la qualité.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcave
  • cnocave
  • cocnave
  • conacve
  • concaev
  • concavve
  • conccave
  • concvae
  • conncave
  • ocncave

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concave - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconcave1cnocave2cocnave2conacve2concaev2concavve1conccave1concvae2
Edit distance from "concave"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "concave"?
"concave" is spelled C-O-N-C-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.kav\.
What does "concave" mean?
As an adjective, "concave" means: Qui présente une surface en creux.
What words are commonly confused with "concave"?
"concave" is commonly confused with "conçue", "concile", "conclue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concave" is \kɔ̃.kav\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concave" come from?
"concave" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list