# cornerback

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,048

## Definitions
1. Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.

## Etymology
From corner + back.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccornerback`, `conrerback`, `corenrback`, `cornebrack`, `cornerabck`, `cornerbacck`, `cornerbackk`, `cornerbakc`, `cornerbback`, `cornerbcak`, `cornerrback`, `cornnerback`, `cornreback`, `corrnerback`, `cronerback`, `ocrnerback`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cornerback