corniche

\kɔʁ.niʃ\

/\kɔʁ.niʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“corniche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,582
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partie supérieure de l'entablement, composée de moulures en saillie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corniche · corniche · French

corniche · rank #21,582 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,582
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH conviendra

Nearest frequency peer: conviendra (-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 « corniche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « corniche » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

corniche vs cornichon
78% similar
corniche vs caniche
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for corniche
PropertyValue
Headwordcorniche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.niʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,582
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corniche »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « conviendra » (#21,581), « corvée » (#21,583), « conti » (#21,580). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corniche » est au #21,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around corniche (IPA \kɔʁ.niʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,582 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for corniche, with forms such as "ccorniche", "conriche", and "corinche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cornichon", "caniche", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is corniche, spelled C-O-R-N-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partie supérieure de l'entablement, composée de moulures en saillie.
  2. 2
    Tout ornement saillant qui règne autour d’un plafond, au-dessus des portes, des armoires, etc.
  3. 3
    Route qui surplombe un à-pic.
  4. 4
    Accumulation de neige en surplomb qui se forme sous le vent d’un précipice, d’une arête.
  5. 5
    Abréviation de mât de corniche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Là, des blocs moussus jonchent le sol et des colonnes brisées sont étendues comme des mortes ; les colombes se posent sur les tuiles du faîte et les rebords usés des corniches ; dans un angle, le croissant de la lune veille au ciel.
  2. La façade était peinte en blanc et les arêtes de la corniche se rehaussaient d'un filet rouge qui en accentuait le profil.

This word in other languages

cornice(English)cornisa(Español)Gesims(Deutsch)cornija(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorniche
  • conriche
  • corinche
  • corncihe
  • cornicche
  • corniceh
  • cornichhe
  • cornihce
  • cornniche
  • corrniche
  • croniche
  • ocrniche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of corniche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccorniche1conriche2corinche2corncihe2cornicche1corniceh2cornichhe1cornihce2
Edit distance from "corniche"

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 "corniche"?
"corniche" is spelled C-O-R-N-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.niʃ\.
What does "corniche" mean?
As a noun, "corniche" means: Partie supérieure de l'entablement, composée de moulures en saillie.
What words are commonly confused with "corniche"?
"corniche" is commonly confused with "cornichon", "caniche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corniche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corniche" is \kɔʁ.niʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corniche" come from?
"corniche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

compense#21,574citadins#21,568cavernes#21,563carences#21,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

desservir12 variantsdémarque12 variantsdérapage12 variantsexigeante12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list