corymb
/ˈkɒɹɪmb/noun
corymb is spelled C-O-R-Y-M-B: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corymb means “A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corymb is corymbs.
How many letters and syllables are in corymb?
| Letters | 6: C-O-R-Y-M-B |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is corymb?
Corymb appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 corymb?
- UK /ˈkɒɹɪmb/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corymb.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corymb
- corymbs plural
- corymbus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corymb mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cluster of flowers with a flat or convex top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corymb in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cluster of flowers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corymbe |
| German | Schirmrispe |
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 corymb come from?
From the French corymbe, from the Latin corymbus, from the Ancient Greek κόρυμβος (kórumbos). Doublet of corymbus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).