cornet
French, noun/kɔʁ.nɛ/
cornet is spelled C-O-R-N-E-T (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cornet is a French masculine noun meaning “cone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Cornet à bouquin”.
What does cornet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecone
- 2
masculinehorn; (ice-cream) cone
- 3
masculinepost horn
- 4
masculinecornet; cornet stop (on organ)
- 5
masculineportable inkhorn
- 6
Switzerlandmasculineplastic bag
- 7
masculineear trumpet
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Cornet à bouquin. 2. Petit cor ou trompette. Également, ancien nom du clairon militaire. 3. Cornet à pistons 4. Jeu d’orgue à bouche : grand cornet ; cornet de récit ; cornet d'écho.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cornet
- cornets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cornet?
- /kɔʁ.nɛ/
- \kɔʁ.nɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cornet
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cornet in French?
cornet appears 2.8 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).