cordier

\kɔʁ.dje\

/\kɔʁ.dje\/ adj

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The verdict

“cordier” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,962
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif à la fabrication ou au commerce de cordes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cordier · cordier · French

cordier · rank #34,962 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,962
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH copropriétaire

Nearest frequency peer: copropriétaire (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cordier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cordier vs crier
71% similar
cordier vs corner
71% similar
cordier vs côtier
57% similar

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

Key facts for cordier
PropertyValue
Headwordcordier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kɔʁ.dje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,962
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cordier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cordierse place ici:

#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 « copropriétaire » (#34,961), « cornu » (#34,963), « copeaux » (#34,960). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cordier » est au #34,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cordier (IPA \kɔʁ.dje\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,962 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordier, with forms such as "ccordier", "codrier", and "corddier". 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, "crier", "corner", "côtier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cordier, spelled C-O-R-D-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif à la fabrication ou au commerce de cordes.
  2. 2
    Qualifie une vache grasse propre à la consommation humaine.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordier
  • codrier
  • corddier
  • cordeir
  • cordierr
  • cordire
  • corider
  • corrdier
  • crodier
  • ocrdier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordier - 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.

ccordier1codrier2corddier1cordeir2cordierr1cordire2corider2corrdier1
Edit distance from "cordier"

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 "cordier"?
"cordier" is spelled C-O-R-D-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.dje\.
What does "cordier" mean?
As an adjective, "cordier" means: Relatif à la fabrication ou au commerce de cordes.
What words are commonly confused with "cordier"?
"cordier" is commonly confused with "crier", "corner", "côtier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordier" is \kɔʁ.dje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

copeaux#34,960Darfour#34,972colorer#34,943chiotte#34,932

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

crasseux10 variantscrunch10 variantscréons10 variantsdémolie10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list