cordiform
"cordiform" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cordiform” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heart-shaped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cordiform · cordiform · English
cordiform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | cordiform |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cordiform” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cordiform is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heart-shaped.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cordiform in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cor (“heart”) + -iform. The correct English form is cordiform, spelled C-O-R-D-I-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1Heart-shaped.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cordiform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The "Pawang" also inflicts death from a distance, by burning the cordiform top of a newly opened bunch of bananas on the tree.
Etymology
From Latin cor (“heart”) + -iform.
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.