cornelian
noun
cornelian is spelled C-O-R-N-E-L-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cornelian means “Alternative form of carnelian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cornelian is cornelians.
How many letters and syllables are in cornelian?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-N-E-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cornelian?
Cornelian appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cornelian?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-cornelian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cornelian
- cornelians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cornelian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of carnelian.
- 2
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Deudorix.
- 3
The cornelian cherry (fruit).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic of his tragedies
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cornelian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cornélien |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cornelian come from?
From Old French corneline (French cornaline), from Medieval Latin cornus or cornum after the berry Cornus mas (cornelian cherry).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).