Cornélie

\kɔʁ.ne.li\

/\kɔʁ.ne.li\/ name

The verdict

“Cornélie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper 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) - Prénom féminin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cornelie · Cornélie · French

Cornélie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Cornélie
PropertyValue
HeadwordCornélie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɔʁ.ne.li\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Cornélie » en français

Cornéliereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Cornélie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \kɔʁ.ne.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Cornélie in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Cornélie, spelled C-O-R-N-É-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Cornélie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il jura encore à Cornélie qu’elle serait la marraine de son premier enfant et s’écroula sur sa chaise en hoquetant de joie.

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 "Cornélie"?
"Cornélie" is spelled C-O-R-N-É-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.ne.li\.
What does "Cornélie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cornélie" means: Prénom féminin.
How do you pronounce "Cornélie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cornélie" is \kɔʁ.ne.li\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cornélie" come from?
"Cornélie" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list