cordonnier

\kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\

/\kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\/ noun

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The verdict

“cordonnier” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,385. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,385
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Artisan qui fabrique des chaussures, voire en vend.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cordonnier · cordonnier · French

cordonnier · rank #27,385 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #27,385
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH convulsions

Nearest frequency peer: convulsions (-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 « cordonnier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cordonnier » 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).

cordonnier vs coordonner
80% similar

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

Key facts for cordonnier
PropertyValue
Headwordcordonnier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,385
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cordonnier »

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « convulsions » (#27,384), « corte » (#27,386), « contrôlant » (#27,383). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cordonnier » est au #27,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cordonnier (IPA \kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,385 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cordonnier, with forms such as "ccordonnier", "codronnier", and "corddonnier". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "coordonner", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cordonnier, spelled C-O-R-D-O-N-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Artisan qui fabrique des chaussures, voire en vend.
  2. 2
    Artisan qui répare des chaussures, voire en vend.
  3. 3
    Nom donné à divers poissons du type Siganus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’y a par ici ni savetiers ni cordonniers, répondit l’autre. Nous sommes tous sabotiers de père en fils et, de notre vie vivante, nous n’avons porté de souliers.
  2. Elle est devenue excessivement difficile pour sa chaussure, elle veut faire valoir son pied, elle gronde madame Gobet, la cordonnière.

Synonyms

bouifsavetierschoumaque

This word in other languages

shoemaker(English)zapatero(Español)Schuhmacher(Deutsch)sapateiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordonnier
  • codronnier
  • corddonnier
  • cordnonier
  • cordonier
  • cordoniner
  • cordonneir
  • cordonnierr
  • cordonnire
  • corodnnier
  • corrdonnier
  • crodonnier
  • ocrdonnier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cordonnier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccordonnier1codronnier2corddonnier1cordnonier2cordonier1cordoniner2cordonneir2cordonnierr1
Edit distance from "cordonnier"

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 "cordonnier"?
"cordonnier" is spelled C-O-R-D-O-N-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\.
What does "cordonnier" mean?
As a noun, "cordonnier" means: Artisan qui fabrique des chaussures, voire en vend.
What words are commonly confused with "cordonnier"?
"cordonnier" is commonly confused with "coordonner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cordonnier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cordonnier" is \kɔʁ.dɔ.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cordonnier" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contrôlant#27,383colocation#27,376citrouille#27,372desservant#27,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

continuum13 variantschevreuil13 variantscercueils13 variantsdémentir13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list