corncockle
"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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corncockle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “corncockle” in English
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
- 1Any 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.