corbeille

\kɔʁ.bɛj\

/\kɔʁ.bɛj\/ noun

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The verdict

“corbeille” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,219
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Panier souvent fait d’osier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corbeille · corbeille · French

corbeille · rank #22,219 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,219
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH constituaient

Nearest frequency peer: constituaient (-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 « corbeille »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « corbeille » 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).

corbeille vs corneille
89% similar
corbeille vs corbeilles
90% similar
corbeille vs Corbeil
67% similar

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

Key facts for corbeille
PropertyValue
Headwordcorbeille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.bɛj\
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,219
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corbeille »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).corbeillese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « constituaient » (#22,218), « couchant » (#22,220), « constatées » (#22,217). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corbeille » est au #22,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around corbeille (IPA \kɔʁ.bɛj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,219 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for corbeille, with forms such as "ccorbeille", "cobreille", and "corbbeille". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "corneille", "corbeilles", "Corbeil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is corbeille, spelled C-O-R-B-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Panier souvent fait d’osier.
  2. 2
    Espace vide entouré d’une clôture autour duquel les agents de change négociaient les effets publics.
  3. 3
    Poubelle à papiers.
  4. 4
    Dossier informatique permettant d’offrir une seconde chance aux fichiers dont l’utilisateur ne veut plus, tout en préparant leur élimination.
  5. 5
    Ornement en forme de corbeille.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des présents que le futur époux envoie à la personne qu’il doit épouser et qui étaient autrefois disposés dans une corbeille.
  7. 7
    Espace de terre couvert de fleurs et disposé en forme de corbeille.
  8. 8
    Partie du chapiteau entre l’astragale et le tailloir.
  9. 9
    Premier étage d’une salle de théâtre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le pétrissage étant terminé, on divise la pâte en pâtons, dont chacun doit former un pain ; on place ces pâtons dans des corbeilles garnies de toiles grossières, on les saupoudre d’un peu de farine
  2. La corbeille est un élément de la métaphore informatique du bureau.

This word in other languages

wastebasket(English)cesta(Español)Korb(Deutsch)lixeira(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorbeille
  • cobreille
  • corbbeille
  • corbeile
  • corbeilel
  • corbelile
  • corbielle
  • corebille
  • corrbeille
  • crobeille
  • ocrbeille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corbeille - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccorbeille1cobreille2corbbeille1corbeile1corbeilel2corbelile2corbielle2corebille2
Edit distance from "corbeille"

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 "corbeille"?
"corbeille" is spelled C-O-R-B-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.bɛj\.
What does "corbeille" mean?
As a noun, "corbeille" means: Panier souvent fait d’osier.
What words are commonly confused with "corbeille"?
"corbeille" is commonly confused with "corneille", "corbeilles", "Corbeil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corbeille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corbeille" is \kɔʁ.bɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corbeille" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

diocèses11 variantsdiraient11 variantscarabine11 variantsBoniface11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list