alcoran
\al.kɔ.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“alcoran” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de Alcoran.
Corpus desk
Index FR-alcoran · alcoran · French
alcoran · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | alcoran |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \al.kɔ.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « alcoran » en français
Rare enough to double-check
alcoran is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \al.kɔ.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Alcoran.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for alcoran, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is alcoran, spelled A-L-C-O-R-A-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de Alcoran.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alcoran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]; l’alcoran n’étant qu’un mélange de maximes confuses du Christianisme et du Judaïsme, dans lequel ils surannent aussi bien que nous la doctrine de Moïse, ne la faisant passer dans chacun des Azoares que comme un coup d’essai, une pure cérémonie,[…].
Le magicien Faustus possède, cependant, un « alcoran magique. »
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.