corneille

\kɔʁ.nɛj\

/\kɔʁ.nɛj\/ noun

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The verdict

“corneille” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #15,344 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#15,344
frequency rank, French
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oiseau passereau de couleur noire (ou partiellement noire), de la famille des corvidés, voisin du corbeau mais de plus petite taille.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

corneille vs conseille
78% similar
corneille vs corbeille
89% similar
corneille vs corbeilles
80% similar

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

Key facts for corneille
PropertyValue
Headwordcorneille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.nɛj\
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,344
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corneille” 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). corneille 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 corneille is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔʁ.nɛj\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,344 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 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for corneille, with forms such as "ccorneille", "conreille", and "corenille". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "conseille", "corbeille", "corbeilles", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is corneille, spelled C-O-R-N-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oiseau passereau de couleur noire (ou partiellement noire), de la famille des corvidés, voisin du corbeau mais de plus petite taille.
  2. 2
    Cornéole.
  3. 3
    Meuble représentant l’animal du même nom dans les armoiries. Il se blasonne comme le corbeau dont il diffère peu sinon par la taille (plus petit), ce qui ne permet pas une identification aisée (risque de confusion).

Synonyms

chasse-bossechasse-pestecornéoleherbe aux écuslysimachielysimaqueperce-bosse

This word in other languages

crow(English)corneja(Español)Krähe(Deutsch)gralha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccorneille,conreille,corenille,corneile,corneilel,cornelile,cornielle,cornneille,corrneille,croneille,ocrneille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corneille - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccorneille1conreille2corenille2corneile1corneilel2cornelile2cornielle2cornneille1
Edit distance from "corneille"

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 "corneille"?
"corneille" is spelled C-O-R-N-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.nɛj\.
What does "corneille" mean?
As a noun, "corneille" means: Oiseau passereau de couleur noire (ou partiellement noire), de la famille des corvidés, voisin du corbeau mais de plus petite taille.
What words are commonly confused with "corneille"?
"corneille" is commonly confused with "conseille", "corbeille", "corbeilles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corneille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corneille" is \kɔʁ.nɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corneille" come from?
"corneille" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “corneille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-N-E-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ.nɛj\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “conseille” - see the side-by-side comparison. corneille vs conseille
  • 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