covent

noun

The verdict

“covent” is uncommon French (frequency #63,655 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,655
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Convention, chose convenue, accord, promesse, engagement.

Key facts for covent
PropertyValue
Headwordcovent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “covent” 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). covent 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

covent is uncommon French at frequency #63,655 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Convention, chose convenue, accord, promesse, engagement.".

covent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is covent, spelled C-O-V-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Convention, chose convenue, accord, promesse, engagement.

Synonyms

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 "covent"?
"covent" is spelled C-O-V-E-N-T.
What does "covent" mean?
As a noun, "covent" means: Convention, chose convenue, accord, promesse, engagement.
What language does "covent" come from?
"covent" 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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Using “covent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-V-E-N-T - 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