corrine

\kɔ.ʁin\

/\kɔ.ʁin\/ noun

The verdict

“corrine” 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) - Noyau tétra-pyrrole, formé de 19 atomes de carbone et qui est à la base , entre autre, de la vitamine B12.

Corpus desk

Index FR-corrine · corrine · French

corrine · 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 corrine
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁin\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « corrine » en français

corrinen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

corrine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʁin\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Noyau tétra-pyrrole, formé de 19 atomes de carbone et qui est à la base , entre autre, de la vitamine B12.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for corrine in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is corrine, spelled C-O-R-R-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Noyau tétra-pyrrole, formé de 19 atomes de carbone et qui est à la base , entre autre, de la vitamine B12.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La cyanocobalamine ou vitamine B12, molécule neutre possède une structure complexe édifiée à partir d'une corrine.

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 "corrine"?
"corrine" is spelled C-O-R-R-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁin\.
What does "corrine" mean?
As a noun, "corrine" means: Noyau tétra-pyrrole, formé de 19 atomes de carbone et qui est à la base , entre autre, de la vitamine B12.
How do you pronounce "corrine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrine" is \kɔ.ʁin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrine" come from?
"corrine" 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