# Corfu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/ · frequency rank #42,587

## Definitions
1. An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
2. The capital of Corfu.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Corfù, from Ancient Greek Κορυφώ (Koruphṓ), from κορυφή (koruphḗ) ("summit", "mountain peak"). Named after the twin peaks of the Old Fortress of Corfu.

## Easily confused with
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-cru)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corn)
- **cork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-cork)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-cory)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corr)
- **corps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corps)
- **corny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corny)
- **corgi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corgi)
- **Corso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corso)
- **corky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corky)
- **corpus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corfu-vs-corpus)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cor-vs-corfu)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/core-vs-corfu)
- **cord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cord-vs-corfu)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cora-vs-corfu)
- **conf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conf-vs-corfu)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coral-vs-corfu)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corey-vs-corfu)
- **comfy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comfy-vs-corfu)
- **cores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cores-vs-corfu)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccorfu`, `cofru`, `corffu`, `corrfu`, `coruf`, `crofu`, `ocrfu`

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