corneille noire

\kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\

/\kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“corneille noire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce d'oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, corvidé noir brillant au bec foncé, trapu et effilé, plus petit que le grand corbeau.

Key facts for corneille noire
PropertyValue
Headwordcorneille noire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corneille noire” sits in French frequency

corneille noire falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corneille noire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espèce d'oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, corvidé noir brillant au bec foncé, trapu et effilé, plus petit que le grand corbeau.".

No misspelling variants are generated for corneille noire in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is corneille noire, spelled C-O-R-N-E-I-L-L-E- -N-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espèce d'oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, corvidé noir brillant au bec foncé, trapu et effilé, plus petit que le grand corbeau.

Synonyms

agrolle

This word in other languages

carrion crow(English)Aaskrähe(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corneille noire"?
"corneille noire" is spelled C-O-R-N-E-I-L-L-E- -N-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\.
What does "corneille noire" mean?
As a noun, "corneille noire" means: Espèce d'oiseau passereau d'Eurasie, corvidé noir brillant au bec foncé, trapu et effilé, plus petit que le grand corbeau.
How do you pronounce "corneille noire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corneille noire" is \kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corneille noire" come from?
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Using “corneille noire”

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- -N-O-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ.nɛj nwaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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