carrion crow
/ˈkʰɛːɹi.ən kʰɹoʊː/
"carrion-crow" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“carrion crow” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The common European black crow Corvus corone.
Corpus desk
Index EN-carrion-crow · carrion crow · English
carrion crow · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | carrion crow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʰɛːɹi.ən kʰɹoʊː/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “carrion crow” in English
Rare enough to double-check
carrion crow is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʰɛːɹi.ən kʰɹoʊː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for carrion crow in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From its habit of feeding on carrion. The correct English form is carrion crow, spelled C-A-R-R-I-O-N- -C-R-O-W.
Definition
- 1The common European black crow Corvus corone.
- 2The American black vulture Coragyps atratus.
Etymology
From its habit of feeding on carrion.
This word in other languages
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.