concilium

noun

The verdict

“concilium” is uncommon French (frequency #96,768 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,768
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Réunion, assemblée, société, assemblée délibérante, conseil.

Key facts for concilium
PropertyValue
Headwordconcilium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “concilium” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). concilium lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

concilium is uncommon French at frequency #96,768 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for concilium in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is concilium, spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réunion, assemblée, société, assemblée délibérante, conseil.
  2. 2
    Juridiction, ressort judiciaire.
  3. 3
    Concile.
  4. 4
    Liseron (plante).
  5. 5
    Jonction, assemblage, union.

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 "concilium"?
"concilium" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-L-I-U-M.
What does "concilium" mean?
As a noun, "concilium" means: Réunion, assemblée, société, assemblée délibérante, conseil.
What language does "concilium" come from?
"concilium" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “concilium”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-C-I-L-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list