coronavirus

\kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\

/\kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\/ noun

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The verdict

“coronavirus” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,264
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genre de virus à ARN de la famille des Coronaviridae et du sous-ordre des Cornidovirineae.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coronavirus · coronavirus · French

coronavirus · rank #25,264 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,264
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cora

Nearest frequency peer: cora (-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 « coronavirus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « coronavirus » 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
Key facts for coronavirus
PropertyValue
Headwordcoronavirus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,264
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coronavirus »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cora » (#25,263), « Coulibaly » (#25,265), « convergent » (#25,262). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coronavirus » est au #25,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around coronavirus (IPA \kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,264 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for coronavirus, with forms such as "ccoronavirus", "coornavirus", and "cornoavirus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coronavirus, spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-V-I-R-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genre de virus à ARN de la famille des Coronaviridae et du sous-ordre des Cornidovirineae.
  2. 2
    Coronavirus 2 du syndrome respiratoire aigu sévère (SARS-CoV-2), virus donnant la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les coronavirus sont une vaste famille de virus susceptibles de provoquer un large éventail de maladies chez l’homme.
  2. Le SRAS est provoqué par un coronavirus.

This word in other languages

coronavirus(English)coronavirus(Español)Coronavirus(Deutsch)coronavírus(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoronavirus
  • coornavirus
  • cornoavirus
  • coroanvirus
  • coronaivrus
  • coronavirrus
  • coronavirsu
  • coronaviruss
  • coronaviurs
  • coronavrius
  • coronavvirus
  • coronnavirus
  • coronvairus
  • corronavirus
  • croonavirus
  • ocronavirus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coronavirus - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoronavirus1coornavirus2cornoavirus2coroanvirus2coronaivrus2coronavirrus1coronavirsu2coronaviruss1
Edit distance from "coronavirus"

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 "coronavirus"?
"coronavirus" is spelled C-O-R-O-N-A-V-I-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\.
What does "coronavirus" mean?
As a noun, "coronavirus" means: Genre de virus à ARN de la famille des Coronaviridae et du sous-ordre des Cornidovirineae.
What are common misspellings of "coronavirus"?
Common misspellings include "ccoronavirus", "coornavirus", "cornoavirus", "coroanvirus", "coronaivrus". The correct spelling is "coronavirus".
How do you pronounce "coronavirus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coronavirus" is \kɔ.ʁɔ.na.vi.ʁys\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coronavirus" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chirurgical#25,249disposaient#25,284cambrioleur#25,239acoustiques#25,185

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

convergent16 variantscondamnent16 variantsdispersées16 variantsdécidèrent16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list