corail

\kɔ.ʁaj\

/\kɔ.ʁaj\/ noun

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The verdict

“corail” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,846. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,846
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animal marin, microscopique et symbiotique vivant en colonie et construisant le récif corallien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corail · corail · French

corail · rank #16,846 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,846
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contour

Nearest frequency peer: contour (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « corail »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « corail » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corail vs Coran
50% similar
corail vs Cyril
50% similar
corail vs Craig
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corail
PropertyValue
Headwordcorail
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁaj\
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,846
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corail »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).corailse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contour » (#16,845), « cornet » (#16,847), « contempler » (#16,844). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corail » est au #16,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around corail (IPA \kɔ.ʁaj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,846 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for corail, with forms such as "ccorail", "coaril", and "coraill". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Coran", "Cyril", "Craig", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is corail, spelled C-O-R-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal marin, microscopique et symbiotique vivant en colonie et construisant le récif corallien.
  2. 2
    Récif constitué par les colonies de coraux ou leurs restes.
  3. 3
    Cnidaire de la Méditerranée au squelette rouge et a la forme d’un arbuste plus ou moins rameux et d’une extrême dureté. Son appellation binomiale est : Corallium rubrum.
  4. 4
    Matière calcaire issue du squelette du cnidaire Corallium rubrum utilisée en joaillerie.
  5. 5
    Une bouche de corail, des lèvres de corail, Une bouche fraîche et vermeille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how corail appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce naturaliste a des coraux très rares.
  2. Les barrières de corail du monde entier sont vulnérables aux dégradations anthropogéniques et climatiques.

This word in other languages

coral(English)coral(Español)Koralle(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorail
  • coaril
  • coraill
  • corali
  • corial
  • corrail
  • croail
  • ocrail

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corail - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccorail1coaril2coraill1corali2corial2corrail1croail2ocrail2
Edit distance from "corail"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corail"?
"corail" is spelled C-O-R-A-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁaj\.
What does "corail" mean?
As a noun, "corail" means: Animal marin, microscopique et symbiotique vivant en colonie et construisant le récif corallien.
What words are commonly confused with "corail"?
"corail" is commonly confused with "Coran", "Cyril", "Craig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corail"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corail" is \kɔ.ʁaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corail" come from?
"corail" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corail", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cornet#16,847cramer#16,850Darwin#16,852cocher#16,836

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

charia8 variantsCayenne8 variantscaviar8 variantsfaucon8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list