# Corbett

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #22,629

## Definitions
1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States.
3. A ghost town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.

## Easily confused with
- **corset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbett-vs-corset)
- **cornet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbett-vs-cornet)
- **correct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbett-vs-correct)
- **corvette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbett-vs-corvette)
- **Colbert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colbert-vs-corbett)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccorbett`, `cobrett`, `corbbett`, `corbet`, `corbtet`, `corebtt`, `corrbett`, `crobett`, `ocrbett`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/corbett