Sapling Logo

“Conch” or “Conk”

conch / conk are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Get Sapling See examples
Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

conch k·AA·n·ch

  • nounany of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip.

conk k·AA·ng·k

  • nouninformal term for the nose.
  • verbhit, especially on the head.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“conch”

  • …carved in ivory, wood, or conch shell, etc.
  • Conch during her cruises off the…
  • …of stone, pottery, copper, and conch shell, to collectors in the…
  • Conch Arena is a multi-purpose sports…
  • …from the Yaupon Holly from conch shell cups.
  • …and dropping of rainfall in Conch Key.
  • …Prime Minister of the micronation Conch Republic
  • …fragile artifacts made of wood, conch shell, and copper.
  • Makigai (マキガイ): Conch
  • …copper from the Great Lakes, conch (or lightning whelk) shells from…

“conk”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions are drawn from WordNet.

Too much to remember?

Looking for a tool that handles this for you wherever you write?

Install Sapling Try the grammar checker