Corinth

Name: Corinth, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈkɒɹɪnθ/

//ˈkɒɹɪnθ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Corinth” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,981
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A port city in Greece.

Corpus desk

Index EN-corinth · Corinth · English

Corinth · rank #29,981 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #29,981
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH cote

Nearest frequency peer: cote (+2 rank slots)

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.

collab

70,026
constabulary

70,023
Corinth

70,020
cote

70,018
crumb

70,017
CTR

70,016

What this shows “Corinth” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Corinth vs Corinne

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Corinth
Property	Value
Headword	Corinth
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈkɒɹɪnθ/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#29,981
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Corinth”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Corinthlands here:

#29,981

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cote” (#29,983), “constabulary” (#29,978), “crumb” (#29,984). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Corinth” is #29,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Corinth (IPA /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,981 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 51 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Corinth, with forms such as "ccorinth", "coirnth", and "corinht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Corinne", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant. The correct English form is Corinth, spelled C-O-R-I-N-T-H.

Definition

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A port city in Greece.
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An isthmus in Greece near the city, connecting the Peloponnese to Europe.
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Etymology

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant.

This word in other languages

Corinto(Español)Corinthe(Français)Korinth(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccorinth
coirnth
corinht
corinnth
corinthh
corintth
coritnh
cornith
corrinth
crointh
ocrinth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Corinth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Corinth"

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 "Corinth"?

"Corinth" is spelled C-O-R-I-N-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/.

What does "Corinth" mean?

As a proper noun, "Corinth" means: A port city in Greece.

What words are commonly confused with "Corinth"?

"Corinth" is commonly confused with "Corinne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Corinth"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Corinth" is /ˈkɒɹɪnθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Corinth"?

From Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος (Kórinthos). Doublet of currant. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Corinth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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