cordé
\kɔʁ.de\
The verdict
“cordé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit d’une feuille qui a la forme d’un cœur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corde · cordé · French
cordé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | cordé |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.de\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cordé » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cordé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɔʁ.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d’une feuille qui a la forme d’un cœur.".
cordé has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cordé, spelled C-O-R-D-É.
Definition
- 1Se dit d’une feuille qui a la forme d’un cœur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cordé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[F]euilles alternes suborbiculaires, grandes (longues de 10-15 cm), cordées, dissymétriques, acuminées, dentées, légèrement velues dessus (ainsi que sur le pétiole), avec des poils blancs dessous, à l’aisselle et le long des nervures […].
Synonyms
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.