corniches

\kɔʁ.niʃ\

/\kɔʁ.niʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“corniches” is uncommon French (frequency #50,745 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,745
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de corniche.

Key facts for corniches
PropertyValue
Headwordcorniches
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.niʃ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corniches” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). corniches lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corniches is uncommon French at frequency #50,745 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.niʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for corniches in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is corniches, spelled C-O-R-N-I-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de corniche.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des mâts intermédiaires, placés entre les mâts de charge centraux et les poteaux de tour, pour sous-tendre la toile d'un chapiteau.

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 "corniches"?
"corniches" is spelled C-O-R-N-I-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.niʃ\.
What does "corniches" mean?
As a noun, "corniches" means: Pluriel de corniche.
How do you pronounce "corniches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corniches" is \kɔʁ.niʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corniches" come from?
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Using “corniches”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-N-I-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔʁ.niʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list