cornure

\kɔʁ.nyʁ\

/\kɔʁ.nyʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“cornure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pliure du coin de la page d’un livre ou d’un document en papier ou carton.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cornure · cornure · French

cornure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for cornure
PropertyValue
Headwordcornure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔʁ.nyʁ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cornure » en français

cornuresiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cornure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔʁ.nyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

cornure has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 cornure, spelled C-O-R-N-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pliure du coin de la page d’un livre ou d’un document en papier ou carton.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des cornes d’un animal
  3. 3
    Nom des sonneries utilisées à la chasse et en vénerie pour communiquer entre chasseur et diriger les chiens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. J'ai bien reçu le colis ce matin, rien ne manque, et je suis estomaqué par la qualité pratiquement neuve de ces revues de presque 40 ans, elles n'ont pas pris une ride, aucune tache ni cornure, les pages n'ont même pas jaunies, c'est parfait, vous les avez laissé sous plastique ?
  2. Pour ma part je suis ravie, les livres que j'ai commandé arrivaient en très bon état, comme neuf, pas une cornure, rien, comme s'ils n'avaient pas été lu.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cornure"?
"cornure" is spelled C-O-R-N-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔʁ.nyʁ\.
What does "cornure" mean?
As a noun, "cornure" means: Pliure du coin de la page d’un livre ou d’un document en papier ou carton.
How do you pronounce "cornure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornure" is \kɔʁ.nyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cornure" come from?
"cornure" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list