concile

\kɔ̃.sil\

/\kɔ̃.sil\/ noun

The verdict

“concile” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,624
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Assemblée légitimement convoquée de plusieurs évêques et docteurs de l’Église catholique romaine, pour délibérer et décider sur des questions de doctrine et de discipline.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concile · concile · French

concile · rank #9,624 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,624
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compositions

Nearest frequency peer: compositions (-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 « concile »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « concile » 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).

concile vs conclu
71% similar
concile vs confie
71% similar
concile vs conçue
57% similar

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

Key facts for concile
PropertyValue
Headwordconcile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sil\
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,624
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « concile »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).concilese 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 « compositions » (#9,623), « concurrent » (#9,625), « complices » (#9,622). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « concile » est au #9,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around concile (IPA \kɔ̃.sil\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,624 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for concile, with forms such as "cconcile", "cnocile", and "cocnile". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "conclu", "confie", "conçue", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is concile, spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Assemblée légitimement convoquée de plusieurs évêques et docteurs de l’Église catholique romaine, pour délibérer et décider sur des questions de doctrine et de discipline.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des décrets et des canons rédigés dans un concile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle fit valoir cette excuse devant un grand concile du clergé d’Angleterre, comme la seule raison qu’elle avait eue de prendre l’habit religieux.
  2. C'est ainsi qu'en 465 le concile de Vannes interdit aux clercs non seulement de prendre part aux repas de juifs, mais de les inviter à leur propre table.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcile
  • cnocile
  • cocnile
  • conccile
  • conciel
  • concille
  • conclie
  • conicle
  • conncile
  • ocncile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concile - 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.

cconcile1cnocile2cocnile2conccile1conciel2concille1conclie2conicle2
Edit distance from "concile"

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 "concile"?
"concile" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sil\.
What does "concile" mean?
As a noun, "concile" means: Assemblée légitimement convoquée de plusieurs évêques et docteurs de l’Église catholique romaine, pour délibérer et décider sur des questions de doctrine et de discipline.
What words are commonly confused with "concile"?
"concile" is commonly confused with "conclu", "confie", "conçue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concile" is \kɔ̃.sil\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concile" come from?
"concile" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "concile", 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