cornucopia

/ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/

//ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə// noun

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

The verdict

“cornucopia” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,263. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,263
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cornucopia · cornucopia · English

cornucopia · rank #49,263 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,263
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cotswold

Nearest frequency peer: Cotswold (+2 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cornucopia”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cornucopia” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cornucopia
PropertyValue
Headwordcornucopia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,263
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cornucopia”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cornucopialands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Cotswold” (#49,265), “conspiratorial” (#49,260), “covariance” (#49,266). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cornucopia” is #49,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around cornucopia (IPA /ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,263 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cornucopia, with forms such as "ccornucopia", "conrucopia", and "corncuopia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia. The correct English form is cornucopia, spelled C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
  2. 2
    A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
  3. 3
    An abundance or plentiful supply.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cornucopia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Device, an anchor held by a hand from the clouds: behind the anchor are a kind of brackets, in the form of cornucopiæ, croſſed; […]
  2. It soon came: as they were on their way to a transparency of their majesties, not a little larger than life—with Bellona, in a very handsome helmet, on one side, and Peace, with a cornucopia and a full blown wreath of roses, on the other—the path was interrupted by a little knot of gentlemen.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia.

Synonyms

horn of plentyabundancechoicecornucopiagold minehorn of Amaltheaplethoraprofusiontreasure trovewealth

This word in other languages

cornucopia(Español)corne d'abondance(Français)Füllhorn(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccornucopia
  • conrucopia
  • corncuopia
  • cornnucopia
  • cornuccopia
  • cornucoipa
  • cornucopai
  • cornucoppia
  • cornucpoia
  • cornuocpia
  • corrnucopia
  • coruncopia
  • cronucopia
  • ocrnucopia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cornucopia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccornucopia1conrucopia2corncuopia2cornnucopia1cornuccopia1cornucoipa2cornucopai2cornucoppia1
Edit distance from "cornucopia"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cornucopia"?
"cornucopia" is spelled C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/.
What does "cornucopia" mean?
As a noun, "cornucopia" means: A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
What are common misspellings of "cornucopia"?
Common misspellings include "ccornucopia", "conrucopia", "corncuopia", "cornnucopia", "cornuccopia". The correct spelling is "cornucopia".
How do you pronounce "cornucopia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornucopia" is /ˌkɔː.njəˈkəʊ.pi.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cornucopia"?
Borrowed from Latin cornūcōpia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cornucopia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

burnished14 variantsdiscerned14 variantsBerkowitz14 variantsethnology14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list