corbeau
/kɔɹˈboʊ/noun
corbeau is spelled C-O-R-B-E-A-U: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corbeau means “The black vulture, Coragyps atratus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corbeau is corbeaux.
How many letters and syllables are in corbeau?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-B-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is corbeau?
Corbeau appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 corbeau?
- UK /ˈkɔːbəʊ/
- UK /kɔːˈbəʊ/
- US /kɔɹˈboʊ/
Corbeau has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with corbeau?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as corbeau from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of corbeau
- corbeaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corbeau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The black vulture, Coragyps atratus.
- 2
A man who carts away the dead plague victims.
- 3
A very dark shade of green, almost black.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does corbeau come from?
Borrowed from French corbeau m (“raven”). Doublet of corbel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).