corindon
French, noun/kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃/
corindon is spelled C-O-R-I-N-D-O-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written French, the 109,514th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corindon is a French masculine noun meaning “corundum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Espèce minérale composée d’oxyde d’aluminium anhydre cristallisé, de formule brute Al₂O₃. Il s’agit d’un…”.
What does corindon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecorundum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce minérale composée d’oxyde d’aluminium anhydre cristallisé, de formule brute Al₂O₃. Il s’agit d’un minéral très dur dont la poudre peut servir d’abrasif.
noun: 1. Autre nom du corinde ou cardiosperme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corindon
- corindons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corindon?
- /kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃/
- \kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃\
- [kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corindon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corindon in French?
corindon appears about once in every 11 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).