corbie

\ˈkɔrb\

/\ˈkɔrb\/ noun

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The verdict

“corbie” is uncommon French (frequency #50,742 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,742
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corbeau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corbie · corbie · French

corbie · rank #50,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,742
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH convier

Nearest frequency peer: convier (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « corbie »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « corbie » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corbie
PropertyValue
Headwordcorbie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkɔrb\
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « corbie » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).corbietombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « convier » (#50,741), « coreligionnaires » (#50,743), « contraceptif » (#50,740). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corbie » est au #50,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corbie is uncommon French at frequency #50,742 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkɔrb\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

corbie has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is corbie, spelled C-O-R-B-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corbeau.
  2. 2
    Freux.

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 "corbie"?
"corbie" is spelled C-O-R-B-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɔrb\.
What does "corbie" mean?
As a noun, "corbie" means: Corbeau.
How do you pronounce "corbie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corbie" is \ˈkɔrb\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corbie" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list