tricorn
/ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/noun, adjective
tricorn is spelled T-R-I-C-O-R-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tricorn means “A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tricorn is tricorns.
How many letters and syllables are in tricorn?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-C-O-R-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 tricorn?
Tricorn appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 tricorn?
- UK /ˈtɹaɪkɔːn/
- US /ˈtɹaɪkɔɹn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tricorn
- tricorns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tricorn mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A three-cornered hat, with the brim turned up.
- 2
A three-horned fractal.
adjective
- 1
Having three horns or similar projections.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tricorn in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a three-cornered hat:
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 tricorn come from?
Borrowed from Latin tricornis (“three-horned; three-pronged”). By surface analysis, tri- + corn(er). Compare French tricorne (“three-cornered hat”). Doublet of tricorne.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).