cortina
\kor.ˈti.na\
The verdict
“cortina” is uncommon French (frequency #68,948 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,948
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Courtine, rideau de lit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cortina · cortina · French
cortina · rank #68,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,948
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH corroborent
Nearest frequency peer: corroborent (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « cortina »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- copuler
copuler
31,056 corpus weight
- cordialité
cordialité
31,055 corpus weight
- corroborent
corroborent
31,054 corpus weight
- cortina
cortina
31,053 corpus weight
- Cosimo
Cosimo
31,052 corpus weight
- couperait
couperait
31,051 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cortina » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cortina |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kor.ˈti.na\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,948 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cortina » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cortina is uncommon French at frequency #68,948 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kor.ˈti.na\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cortina, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cortina, spelled C-O-R-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Courtine, rideau de lit.
- 2Rideau pour séparer des espaces dans le même environnement.
- 3Vapeur, fumée.
- 4Courtine.
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.
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