Cornichon
[kɔʁniˈʃɔ̃ː]
The verdict
“Cornichon” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - junges Gürkchen, das zusammen mit Gewürzen in einem Essigsud eingelegt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-cornichon · Cornichon · German
Cornichon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Cornichon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔʁniˈʃɔ̃ː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Cornichon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Cornichon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kɔʁniˈʃɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junges Gürkchen, das zusammen mit Gewürzen in einem Essigsud eingelegt ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Cornichon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Cornichon, spelled C-O-R-N-I-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1junges Gürkchen, das zusammen mit Gewürzen in einem Essigsud eingelegt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Cornichon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir richten das Tatar mit Cornichons, Zwiebelringen und Salat auf großen Tellern an und reichen dunkles Brot und Butter dazu.“
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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.