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corbeille

French, noun/kɔʁ.bɛj/

corbeille is spelled C-O-R-B-E-I-L-L-E (9 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written French, the 22,196th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corbeille is a French feminine noun meaning “wicker basket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Panier souvent fait d’osier”.

What does corbeille mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewicker basket

  2. 2

    femininetrash can

  3. 3

    femininetrash, recycle bin

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Panier souvent fait d’osier. 2. Espace vide entouré d’une clôture autour duquel les agents de change négociaient les effets publics. 3. Poubelle à papiers. 4. Dossier informatique permettant d’offrir une seconde chance aux fichiers dont l’utilisateur ne veut plus, tout en préparant leur élimination.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of corbeille

  • corbeilles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce corbeille?

  • /kɔʁ.bɛj/
  • \kɔʁ.bɛj\
  • [kɔʁ.bɛj]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to corbeille

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is corbeille in French?

corbeille appears 1.8 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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