coroner
/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
"coroner" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coroner” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #16,440 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,440
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coroner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,440 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coroner” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for coroner is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,440 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coroner, with forms such as "ccoroner", "coorner", and "cornoer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "crone", "Croker", "corner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties. The correct English form is coroner, spelled C-O-R-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
- 2A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
- 3The administrative head of a sheading.
Etymology
From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoroner,coorner,cornoer,coroenr,coronerr,coronner,coronre,corroner,crooner,ocroner
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coroner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “coroner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-O-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “crone” - see the side-by-side comparison. coroner vs crone
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.