cornemusiste
\kɔʁ.nə.my.zist\
The verdict
“cornemusiste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Joueur ou joueuse de cornemuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cornemusiste · cornemusiste · French
cornemusiste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cornemusiste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔʁ.nə.my.zist\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cornemusiste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cornemusiste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.nə.my.zist\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Joueur ou joueuse de cornemuse.".
cornemusiste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cornemusiste, spelled C-O-R-N-E-M-U-S-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Joueur ou joueuse de cornemuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cornemusiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et voici que des guirlandes de jeunes filles, fleurs rieuses dans leurs corolles couleur de ciel, couleur d’eau, couleur de feuille, essaient la cadence des rondes dont le cornemusiste joufflu guidera aigrement les temps.
[…] ; si l’on admet que la pénombre qui baigne le cornemusiste dépend du projecteur, comment expliquer la forte lumière qui est dardée sur le violoniste ? Pourquoi ne reçoit-il pas les ombres portées de ses voisins ?
This word in other languages
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.