corindon
\kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃\
The verdict
“corindon” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 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.
Corpus desk
Index FR-corindon · corindon · French
corindon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | corindon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « corindon » en français
Rare enough to double-check
corindon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʁɛ̃.dɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corindon, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is corindon, spelled C-O-R-I-N-D-O-N.
Definition
- 1Espèce 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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how corindon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des saphirs bleu clair et bleu foncé, tels que le corindon, et aussi recherchés que celui du Malabar ou du Tibet.
Défarter avec une fibre de corindon (poil très fin et très résistant qui pourra curer le fond des micro-structures de la semelle).
This word in other languages
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.