Corinna

name

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"corinna" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Corinna” is an uncommon English word, ranked #57,955 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#57,955
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An ancient Greek poetess.

Key facts for Corinna
PropertyValue
HeadwordCorinna
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,955
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Corinna” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Corinna lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Corinna is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #57,955 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Corinna, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore. The correct English form is Corinna, spelled C-O-R-I-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An ancient Greek poetess.
  2. 2
    A locality in Circular Head council area, Waratah-Wynyard council area and the West Coast council area, north western Tasmania, Australia.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore.

This word in other languages

Corinne(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Corinna"?
"Corinna" is spelled C-O-R-I-N-N-A.
What does "Corinna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Corinna" means: An ancient Greek poetess.
What is the origin of the word "Corinna"?
From Ancient Greek, probably from κόρη (kórē, “girl, maid, daughter”); compare kore. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Corinna”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-I-N-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list