# corvette

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɔːɹˈvɛt/ · frequency rank #18,794

## Definitions
1. A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; – called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
2. In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.
3. In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French corvette.

## Easily confused with
- **Corbett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corbett-vs-corvette)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccorvette`, `corevtte`, `corrvette`, `corvete`, `corvetet`, `corvtete`, `corvvette`, `covrette`, `crovette`, `ocrvette`

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