Corsican
/ˈkɔɹsəkən/adjective, noun
Corsican is spelled C-O-R-S-I-C-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Corsican means “Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Corsican?
| Letters | 8: C-O-R-S-I-C-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Corsican?
Corsican appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Corsican?
- UK /ˈkɔː(ɹ)sɪkən/
- US /ˈkɔɹsəkən/
Corsican has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Corsican.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Corsican
- more Corsican comparative
- most Corsican superlative
- Corsicans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Corsican mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from or relating to Corsica, France or the Corsican language.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Corsica, France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corsican in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corse , Corse |
| German | korsisch , Korse, Korsin |
| Portuguese | córsico, corso , córsica, corsa |
| Spanish | corso , corsa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Corsican come from?
From Corsica + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).