conche
French, noun/kɔ̃ʃ/
conche is spelled C-O-N-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written French, the 102,288th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conche is a French feminine noun meaning “small bay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Anse”.
What does conche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesmall bay
- 2
femininenatural basin
- 3
feminineconcher, conch (machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anse. 2. Bassin naturel qui constitue le second réservoir d’un marais salant. 3. Grand récipient circulaire en forme de bol aplati (comparable aussi à celle d’une coque) utilisé pour le chauffage lent et le brassage régulier de la mouture des fèves torréfiées de cacao dans le beurre de cacao, le sucre, le lait et les épices, pour la préparation et l’affinage du chocolat ; utilisé aussi pour d’autres préparations de crèmes et fourrages en confiserie. 4. Nom des canaux de second ordre du Marais poitevin.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of conche
- conches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conche?
- /kɔ̃ʃ/
- \kɔ̃ʃ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is conche in French?
conche appears about once in every 10 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).