corbel
/ˈkɔːbəl/
"corbel" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corbel” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Corpus desk
Index EN-corbel · corbel · English
corbel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | corbel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːbəl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corbel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
corbel is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔːbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.".
corbel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”). The correct English form is corbel, spelled C-O-R-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1A structural member jutting out of a wall to carry a superincumbent weight.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how corbel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The booking hall is lofty and of peculiar design, the roof being carried on timbered beams set in pairs rising from carved corbels.
Etymology
From Middle English corbel, from Old French corbel, from Late Latin corbellus, corvellus, diminutive of Latin corvus (“raven”).
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.