conque

\kɔ̃k\

/\kɔ̃k\/ noun

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The verdict

“conque” is uncommon French (frequency #65,039 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,039
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gros coquillage creux.

Corpus desk

Index FR-conque · conque · French

conque · rank #65,039 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,039
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH connaîtras

Nearest frequency peer: connaîtras (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « conque »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « conque » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conque
PropertyValue
Headwordconque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃k\
Letters6
Frequency rank#65,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « conque » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).conquetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « connaîtras » (#65,038), « contournée » (#65,040), « conférait » (#65,037). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « conque » est au #65,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

conque is uncommon French at frequency #65,039 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃k\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for conque, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is conque, spelled C-O-N-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gros coquillage creux.
  2. 2
    Certaines coquilles en spirale, dont certains peuples se servaient comme de trompettes.
  3. 3
    Cavité de l’oreille, au fond de laquelle se trouve l’orifice externe du conduit auditif.
  4. 4
    Creux du relief.
  5. 5
    Meuble représentant le coquillage du même nom dans les armoiries. À rapprocher de coquille, coquille Saint-Jacques, huître et vannet.
  6. 6
    Petite caisse de bois dans laquelle les mineurs plaçaient, autrefois, les minerais les plus riche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Horreur et honte sur mes yeux de journaliste : cette année-là ils avaient, en état de veille, rêvé que la conque * du pèlerin — et la liberté d’y coller l’oreille pour écouter la mer — était l’une des Cent Fleurs de la révolution chinoise.
  2. C’en était fait de ma vie, quand tout à coup le bruit d’une conque se fait entendre, et le Mico, ou chef de la nation, ordonne de s’assembler.

This word in other languages

conch(English)concha(Español)Muschel(Deutsch)concha(Português)

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 "conque"?
"conque" is spelled C-O-N-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃k\.
What does "conque" mean?
As a noun, "conque" means: Gros coquillage creux.
How do you pronounce "conque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conque" is \kɔ̃k\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list