courb
"courb" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“courb” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To bend; to bow.
Corpus desk
Index EN-courb · courb · English
courb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | courb |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “courb” in English
Rare enough to double-check
courb is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To bend; to bow.".
Zero misspellings are on record for courb in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb. The correct English form is courb, spelled C-O-U-R-B.
Definition
- 1To bend; to bow.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how courb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thanne I courbed on my knees · and cryed hir of grace.
Sallys may also be propagated like Vines, by courbing, and bowing them in Arches.
Etymology
From Middle English courben, from Middle French courber, from Latin curvō. Doublet of curb.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.