corb
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)b/noun
corb is spelled C-O-R-B: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corb means “A brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corb is corbs.
How many letters and syllables are in corb?
| Letters | 4: C-O-R-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is corb?
Corb appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce corb?
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ)b/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corb
- corbs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA basket, for example one used in coal mines, etc.
- 2
obsoletea corbel (ornament in a building).
- 3
A brown meagre (Sciaena umbra)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does corb come from?
From Latin corbis (“basket”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).