coromandel

noun

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

The verdict

“coromandel” is uncommon English (frequency #75,761 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,761
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of calamander.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coromandel · coromandel · English

coromandel · rank #75,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,761
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Corre

Nearest frequency peer: Corre (+1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “coromandel”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “coromandel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coromandel
PropertyValue
Headwordcoromandel
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “coromandel” in English

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Corre” (#75,762), “corruptly” (#75,763), “cosmodrome” (#75,764). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coromandel” is #75,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coromandel is uncommon English at frequency #75,761 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for coromandel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Coromandel Coast in India, a source of this wood. The correct English form is coromandel, spelled C-O-R-O-M-A-N-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of calamander.
  2. 2
    Synonym of Chinese violet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rhoda took their battered hats, led the women upstairs for hairpins, and presently fed them all with tea-cakes, poached eggs, anchovy toast, and drinks from a coromandel-wood liqueur case.

Etymology

From the Coromandel Coast in India, a source of this wood.

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 "coromandel"?
"coromandel" is spelled C-O-R-O-M-A-N-D-E-L.
What does "coromandel" mean?
As a noun, "coromandel" means: Synonym of calamander.
What is the origin of the word "coromandel"?
From the Coromandel Coast in India, a source of this wood. 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 "coromandel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cosmodrome#75,764convulsive#75,757cyclically#75,778Coddington#75,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list