Corcyre
\kɔʁ.siʁ\
The verdict
“Corcyre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom antique de Corfou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corcyre · Corcyre · French
Corcyre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Corcyre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.siʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Corcyre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \kɔʁ.siʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom antique de Corfou.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Corcyre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Corcyre, spelled C-O-R-C-Y-R-E.
Definition
- 1Nom antique de Corfou.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.