cornemuse

\kɔʁ.nə.myz\

/\kɔʁ.nə.myz\/ noun

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The verdict

“cornemuse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,808
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument de musique à vent, composé de tuyaux et d’une outre formée d’une peau de mouton, qu’on enfle grâce au premier tuyau appelé porte-vent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cornemuse · cornemuse · French

cornemuse · rank #42,808 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,808
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conçut

Nearest frequency peer: conçut (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cornemuse »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cornemuse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cornemuse
PropertyValue
Headwordcornemuse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.nə.myz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,808
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cornemuse »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cornemusese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conçut » (#42,807), « courut » (#42,809), « constitueront » (#42,806). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cornemuse » est au #42,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around cornemuse (IPA \kɔʁ.nə.myz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,808 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Instrument de musique à vent, composé de tuyaux et d’une outre formée d’une peau de mouton, qu’on enfle grâce au premier tuyau appelé porte-vent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for cornemuse, with forms such as "ccornemuse", "conremuse", and "corenmuse". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cornemuse, spelled C-O-R-N-E-M-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument de musique à vent, composé de tuyaux et d’une outre formée d’une peau de mouton, qu’on enfle grâce au premier tuyau appelé porte-vent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il lui semblait entendre, à travers le brouillard, le son des cornemuses écossaises se répéter sur les bruyères.
  2. Le Kevrenn Kastell compte dans ses rangs, bombardes, cornemuses, caisses-claires et percussions.

Synonyms

musette

This word in other languages

bagpipe(English)gaita(Español)Dudelsack(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccornemuse
  • conremuse
  • corenmuse
  • cornemmuse
  • cornemsue
  • cornemues
  • cornemusse
  • corneumse
  • cornmeuse
  • cornnemuse
  • corrnemuse
  • cronemuse
  • ocrnemuse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cornemuse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccornemuse1conremuse2corenmuse2cornemmuse1cornemsue2cornemues2cornemusse1corneumse2
Edit distance from "cornemuse"

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 "cornemuse"?
"cornemuse" is spelled C-O-R-N-E-M-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.nə.myz\.
What does "cornemuse" mean?
As a noun, "cornemuse" means: Instrument de musique à vent, composé de tuyaux et d’une outre formée d’une peau de mouton, qu’on enfle grâce au premier tuyau appelé porte-vent.
What are common misspellings of "cornemuse"?
Common misspellings include "ccornemuse", "conremuse", "corenmuse", "cornemmuse", "cornemsue". The correct spelling is "cornemuse".
How do you pronounce "cornemuse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornemuse" is \kɔʁ.nə.myz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cornemuse" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cornemuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list