coronet
/ˈkɒɹənɪt/
"coronet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coronet” is an uncommon English word, ranked #50,440 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,440
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coronet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,440 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coronet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for coronet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒɹənɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #50,440 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for coronet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bo… The correct English form is coronet, spelled C-O-R-O-N-E-T.
Definition
- 1A small crown, such as is worn by a noble.
- 2The ring of tissue between a horse's hoof and its leg.
- 3The traditional lowest regular commissioned officer rank in the cavalry.
- 4Any of several hummingbirds in the genus Boissonneaua.
- 5Any of species Craniophora ligustri of moths.
Etymology
From Middle French couronnette, from Old French coronete, diminutive of corone (“crown”), from Latin corona, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “a type of sea-bird, perhaps shearwater; a crow; anything curved or hooked (like a door handle or the tip of a bow); a type of crown”).
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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 “coronet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-O-N-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒɹənɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.