concis

\kɔ̃.si\

/\kɔ̃.si\/ adj

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The verdict

“concis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,896
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concis · concis · French

concis · rank #31,896 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,896
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conciliant

Nearest frequency peer: conciliant (-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 « concis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « concis » 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).

concis vs cons
67% similar
concis vs conçu
50% similar
concis vs conti
67% similar

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

Key facts for concis
PropertyValue
Headwordconcis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔ̃.si\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,896
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « concis »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conciliant » (#31,895), « constipation » (#31,897), « composa » (#31,894). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « concis » est au #31,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around concis (IPA \kɔ̃.si\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,896 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for concis, with forms such as "cconcis", "cnocis", and "cocnis". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cons", "conçu", "conti", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 concis, spelled C-O-N-C-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Merci d’être concis dans votre rapport.
  2. On peut définir le bref comme court, ou encore comme concis, avant de présenter les raisons de la valorisation de la concision en rhétorique

Synonyms

compendieux

This word in other languages

concise(English)conciso(Español)bündig(Deutsch)conciso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconcis
  • cnocis
  • cocnis
  • conccis
  • conciss
  • concsi
  • conics
  • conncis
  • ocncis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of concis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconcis1cnocis2cocnis2conccis1conciss1concsi2conics2conncis1
Edit distance from "concis"

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 "concis"?
"concis" is spelled C-O-N-C-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.si\.
What does "concis" mean?
As an adjective, "concis" means: Qui exprime quelque chose le plus clairement possible avec un nombre de mots restreint.
What words are commonly confused with "concis"?
"concis" is commonly confused with "cons", "conçu", "conti". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "concis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concis" is \kɔ̃.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concis" come from?
"concis" 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 "concis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coteau#31,905circus#31,884côtier#31,912cheffe#31,879

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Coralie9 variantsCassidy9 variantsdispos9 variantsDurham9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list