concupiscent
\kɔ̃.ky.pi.sɑ̃\
The verdict
“concupiscent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui traduit un sentiment de concupiscence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-concupiscent · concupiscent · French
concupiscent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concupiscent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ky.pi.sɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
concupiscent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔ̃.ky.pi.sɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui traduit un sentiment de concupiscence.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for concupiscent, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is concupiscent, spelled C-O-N-C-U-P-I-S-C-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui traduit un sentiment de concupiscence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how concupiscent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ma femme est, soit dit en passant D’un naturel concupiscent Qui l’incite à se coucher nue Sous le premier venu.
Confondant plaisir charnel et désir de connaissance, tel un Actéon concupiscent, il se heurte à l’image du corps nu de Diane et ne sait pas voir plus loin.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.