cornu
noun
cornu is spelled C-O-R-N-U: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cornu means “A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cornu is cornua.
How many letters and syllables are in cornu?
| Letters | 5: C-O-R-N-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 cornu?
Cornu appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).
Forms of cornu
- cornua plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cornu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, pelvis
- 2
A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cornu come from?
Borrowed from Latin cornū (“horn”). Doublet of corn (“callus”), corno, and horn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).