Cordoue

\kɔʁ.du\

/\kɔʁ.du\/ name

The verdict

“Cordoue” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,357
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune et ville d’Espagne, chef-lieu de la province du même nom.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cordoue · Cordoue · French

Cordoue · rank #32,357 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,357
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coqueluche

Nearest frequency peer: coqueluche (-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 « Cordoue »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Cordoue » 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).

Cordoue vs Corfou
71% similar
Cordoue vs cordon
57% similar
Cordoue vs cordée
57% similar

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

Key facts for Cordoue
PropertyValue
HeadwordCordoue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɔʁ.du\
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,357
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Cordoue »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Cordouese 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 « coqueluche » (#32,356), « cornichons » (#32,358), « copieusement » (#32,355). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Cordoue » est au #32,357. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Cordoue (IPA \kɔʁ.du\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,357 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cordoue, with forms such as "ccordoue", "codroue", and "corddoue". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Corfou", "cordon", "cordée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Cordoue, spelled C-O-R-D-O-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et ville d’Espagne, chef-lieu de la province du même nom.
  2. 2
    Province d’Espagne située dans la communauté autonome d’Andalousie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cordoue, autrefois le centre de la civilisation arabe, n’est plus aujourd’hui qu’un amas de petites maisons blanches par-dessus lesquelles jaillissent quelques figuiers d’Inde à la verdure métallique, quelque palmier épanoui comme un crabe de feuillage, et que divisent en îlots d’étroits corridors par où deux mulets auraient peine à passer de front.
  2. Lorsque Góngora quitta Madrid pour retourner finir ses jours à Cordoue, Quevedo vint occuper sa maison et, y posant le pied, déclara qu’il fallait « dégongoriser » les lieux !

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccordoue
  • codroue
  • corddoue
  • cordoeu
  • corduoe
  • corodue
  • corrdoue
  • crodoue
  • ocrdoue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cordoue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccordoue1codroue2corddoue1cordoeu2corduoe2corodue2corrdoue1crodoue2
Edit distance from "Cordoue"

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 "Cordoue"?
"Cordoue" is spelled C-O-R-D-O-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.du\.
What does "Cordoue" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cordoue" means: Commune et ville d’Espagne, chef-lieu de la province du même nom.
What words are commonly confused with "Cordoue"?
"Cordoue" is commonly confused with "Corfou", "cordon", "cordée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Cordoue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cordoue" is \kɔʁ.du\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cordoue" come from?
"Cordoue" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list