corncockle

noun

"corncockle" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“corncockle” 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
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Corpus desk

Index EN-corncockle · corncockle · English

corncockle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for corncockle
PropertyValue
Headwordcorncockle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “corncockle” in English

corncocklefalls 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

corncockle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for corncockle, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From corn + cockle. The correct English form is corncockle, spelled C-O-R-N-C-O-C-K-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.

Etymology

From corn + cockle.

This word in other languages

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 "corncockle"?
"corncockle" is spelled C-O-R-N-C-O-C-K-L-E.
What does "corncockle" mean?
As a noun, "corncockle" means: Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Agrostemma, in the Caryophyllaceae family.
What is the origin of the word "corncockle"?
From corn + cockle. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list