Corvey

[ˈkɔrvai]

/[ˈkɔrvai]/ name

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The verdict

“Corvey” is uncommon German (frequency #73,367 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,367
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ehemalige Benediktinerabtei bei Höxter

Corpus desk

Index DE-corvey · Corvey · German

Corvey · rank #73,367 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,367
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH concern

Nearest frequency peer: concern (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Corvey“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Corvey“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Corvey
PropertyValue
HeadwordCorvey
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkɔrvai]
Letters6
Frequency rank#73,367
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Corvey“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Corveyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „concern“ (#73,365), „Córdoba“ (#73,372), „citrus“ (#73,361). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Corvey“ bei #73,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Corvey is uncommon German at frequency #73,367 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkɔrvai]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ehemalige Benediktinerabtei bei Höxter".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Corvey in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Corvey, spelled C-O-R-V-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    ehemalige Benediktinerabtei bei Höxter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die bedeutende Benediktiner-Abtei Corvey wurde im Jahre 815/822 im Osten des fränkischen Reiches zur Festigung und Ausbreitung des Christentums im Sachsenland gegründet.

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Corvey"?
"Corvey" is spelled C-O-R-V-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔrvai].
What does "Corvey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Corvey" means: ehemalige Benediktinerabtei bei Höxter
How do you pronounce "Corvey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Corvey" is [ˈkɔrvai]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Corvey" come from?
"Corvey" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

citrus#73,361chapel#73,357Burgos#73,341bockig#73,327

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list