Coïmbre
The verdict
“Coïmbre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper 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 Coimbra.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coimbre · Coïmbre · French
Coïmbre · 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 "C" 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 | Coïmbre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Coïmbre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Coimbra.".
Coïmbre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Coïmbre, spelled C-O-Ï-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de Coimbra.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Coïmbre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ANCAON (Sera de), Géog. moderne, chaîne de montagnes dans le Béïra, province de Portugal, qui tient à une autre qu’on appelle Sera d’Estrella. Celle-là tourne à l’Orient, entre les rivieres Mondego & Zezere. Elles paroissent détachées d’une autre qui commence près de Lamego, & s’étend depuis Porto jusqu’à Coïmbre, sans qu’il y ait dans tout cet espace plu…
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