corbin

Name: corbin, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\kɔʁ.bɛ̃\

/\kɔʁ.bɛ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“corbin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,729
frequency rank, French: 8,609
“C” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien synonyme de corbeau ou de grand corbeau (oiseau).

Corpus desk

Index FR-corbin · corbin · French

corbin · rank #38,729 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #38,729
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,609
PHOTO-FINISH contrôlez

Nearest frequency peer: contrôlez (-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.

conquises

61,275
construis

61,274
contrôlez

61,273
corbin

61,272
corrélations

61,271
costauds

61,269

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

corbin vs corn

67% similar

corbin vs crin

67% similar

corbin vs Cousin

50% similar

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

Key facts for corbin
Property	Value
Headword	corbin
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\kɔʁ.bɛ̃\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#38,729
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corbin »

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

#38,729

#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 « contrôlez » (#38,728), « corrélations » (#38,730), « construis » (#38,727). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corbin » est au #38,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around corbin (IPA \kɔʁ.bɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,729 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for corbin, with forms such as "ccorbin", "cobrin", and "corbbin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "corn", "crin", "Cousin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 corbin, spelled C-O-R-B-I-N.

Definition

1
Ancien synonyme de corbeau ou de grand corbeau (oiseau).
2
Petit corbeau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Comme je lui demandais du travail, — car j’avais pris la résolution de rester à Vieux-Brisach, — après m’avoir regardé quelques instants, il voulut voir mon livret, et se mit à le lire gravement, ses grosses besicles posées sur son nez bleu en bec de corbin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccorbin
cobrin
corbbin
corbinn
corbni
coribn
corrbin
crobin
ocrbin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corbin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "corbin"

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 "corbin"?

"corbin" is spelled C-O-R-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.bɛ̃\.

What does "corbin" mean?

As a noun, "corbin" means: Ancien synonyme de corbeau ou de grand corbeau (oiseau).

What words are commonly confused with "corbin"?

"corbin" is commonly confused with "corn", "crin", "Cousin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "corbin"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corbin" is \kɔʁ.bɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "corbin" come from?

"corbin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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