corne de brume
\kɔʁn də bʁym\
The verdict
“corne de brume” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument de signalisation maritime, émettant des signaux sonores par temps de brume.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corne de brume |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁn də bʁym\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corne de brume” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
corne de brume is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁn də bʁym\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument de signalisation maritime, émettant des signaux sonores par temps de brume.".
corne de brume has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is corne de brume, spelled C-O-R-N-E- -D-E- -B-R-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument de signalisation maritime, émettant des signaux sonores par temps de brume.
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.
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Using “corne de brume”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-N-E- -D-E- -B-R-U-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.