corn salad

noun

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"corn-salad" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“corn salad” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.

Key facts for corn salad
PropertyValue
Headwordcorn salad
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corn salad” sits in English frequency

corn salad falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corn salad is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for corn salad, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From corn + salad; plant so called from being commonly found as a weed in grain fields. The correct English form is corn salad, spelled C-O-R-N- -S-A-L-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.
  2. 2
    Any of various types of salad made using corn (maize).

Etymology

From corn + salad; plant so called from being commonly found as a weed in grain fields.

This word in other languages

canónigo(Español)mâche(Français)Feldsalat(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corn salad"?
"corn salad" is spelled C-O-R-N- -S-A-L-A-D.
What does "corn salad" mean?
As a noun, "corn salad" means: Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.
What is the origin of the word "corn salad"?
From corn + salad; plant so called from being commonly found as a weed in grain fields. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “corn salad”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-N- -S-A-L-A-D - 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