# corollary

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɒˈɹɒləɹi/ · frequency rank #39,756

## Definitions
1. A gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
2. An a fortiori occurrence, as a result of another effort without significant additional effort.
3. A proposition which follows easily from the statement or proof of another proposition.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Late Latin corōllārium (“money paid for a garland; gift, gratuity, corollary; consequence, deduction”), from corōlla (“small garland”), diminutive of corōna (“crown”).

## Easily confused with
- **coronary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corollary-vs-coronary)
- **corolla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corolla-vs-corollary)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccorollary`, `coorllary`, `corlolary`, `corolalry`, `corolary`, `corollarry`, `corollaryy`, `corollayr`, `corollray`, `corrollary`, `croollary`, `ocrollary`

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