couronner

/\ku.ʁɔ.ne\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,280

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

couronner is aFrenchverb. It means: Ceindre d’une couronne. Pronounced \ku.ʁɔ.ne\. Often confused with couronnés and coroner.

Key facts for couronner
PropertyValue
Headwordcouronner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ku.ʁɔ.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,280
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of couronner in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for couronner is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.ʁɔ.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,280 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for couronner, with forms such as "ccouronner", "coruonner", and "couornner". 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 also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "couronnés", "coroner", "couronne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is couronner, spelled C-O-U-R-O-N-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ceindre d’une couronne.
  2. 2
    Ceindre solennellement d’une couronne la tête d’un souverain, lors de son sacre.
  3. 3
    Transmettre ou conférer le titre de roi, de souverain.
  4. 4
    Récompenser en décernant une couronne ou un prix.
  5. 5
    Placer des couronnes sur certaines choses.
  6. 6
    Orner ou entourer la tête en manière de couronne.
  7. 7
    Occuper la partie supérieure d'une chose, en surmonter d’autres.
  8. 8
    Action de poser une couronne sur une dent.
  9. 9
    Apporter la dernière perfection ; mettre le dernier ornement à quelque chose.
  10. 10
    Environner, ceindre.
  11. 11
    Faire se blesser, un cheval, au genou.
  12. 12
    Se blesser aux genoux en tombant, en parlant d’un cheval.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccouronner,coruonner,couornner,cournoner,couronenr,couroner,couronnerr,couronnre,courronner,cuoronner,ocuronner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for couronner

Misspelling Variants of "couronner"

ccouronner10coruonner9couornner9cournoner9couronenr9couroner8couronnerr10couronnre9
Misspelling Variants of "couronner"

Frequency rank: #21,280 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "couronner"?
"couronner" is spelled C-O-U-R-O-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁɔ.ne\.
What does "couronner" mean?
As a verb, "couronner" means: Ceindre d’une couronne.
What words are commonly confused with "couronner"?
"couronner" is commonly confused with "couronnés", "coroner", "couronne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "couronner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couronner" is \ku.ʁɔ.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couronner" come from?
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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.