cormier

\kɔʁ.mje\

/\kɔʁ.mje\/ noun

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The verdict

“cormier” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #31,422 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#31,422
frequency rank, French
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vulgaire de Cormus domestica, arbre rustique de la famille des Rosacées (Rosaceae]]) aux feuilles composées partiellement dentées, dont les fruits comestibles nommés cormes ou sorbes ressemblan...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

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

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

Key facts for cormier
PropertyValue
Headwordcormier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.mje\
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,422
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cormier” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cormier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cormier is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔʁ.mje\. Corpus data places it at rank #31,422 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cormier, with forms such as "ccormier", "comrier", and "corimer". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "crier", "corner", "côtier", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cormier, spelled C-O-R-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vulgaire de Cormus domestica, arbre rustique de la famille des Rosacées (Rosaceae]]) aux feuilles composées partiellement dentées, dont les fruits comestibles nommés cormes ou sorbes ressemblant à de petites poires ou de petites pommes, originaire d’Europe du sud-ouest et du Maghreb.
  2. 2
    Cornouiller mâle, Cornus mas ^([1]).
  3. 3
    Pièce de bois placée dans un angle.

Synonyms

sorbier domestiqueaiprouer

This word in other languages

service tree(English)sorbo(Español)Speierling(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccormier,comrier,corimer,cormeir,cormierr,cormire,cormmier,corrmier,cromier,ocrmier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccormier1comrier2corimer2cormeir2cormierr1cormire2cormmier1corrmier1
Edit distance from "cormier"

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 "cormier"?
"cormier" is spelled C-O-R-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.mje\.
What does "cormier" mean?
As a noun, "cormier" means: Nom vulgaire de Cormus domestica, arbre rustique de la famille des Rosacées (Rosaceae]]) aux feuilles composées partiellement dentées, dont les fruits comestibles nommés cormes ou sorbes ressemblan...
What words are commonly confused with "cormier"?
"cormier" 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 "cormier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cormier" is \kɔʁ.mje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cormier" come from?
"cormier" 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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Using “cormier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-M-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ.mje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “crier” - see the side-by-side comparison. cormier vs crier
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list