corcovado
\koɾ.koˈβa.ðo\
The verdict
“corcovado” is uncommon French (frequency #92,586 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,586
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bossu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corcovado |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \koɾ.koˈβa.ðo\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,586 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corcovado” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
corcovado is uncommon French at frequency #92,586 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \koɾ.koˈβa.ðo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bossu.".
corcovado doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 corcovado, spelled C-O-R-C-O-V-A-D-O.
Definition
- 1Bossu.
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.
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Using “corcovado”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-C-O-V-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.