couronner

\ku.ʁɔ.ne\

/\ku.ʁɔ.ne\/ verb

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The verdict

“couronner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,280
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ceindre d’une couronne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couronner · couronner · French

couronner · rank #21,280 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,280
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coteaux

Nearest frequency peer: coteaux (-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 « couronner »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « couronner » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

couronner vs couronnés
78% similar
couronner vs coroner
78% similar
couronner vs couronne
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « couronner »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).couronnerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « coteaux » (#21,279), « convoquée » (#21,278), « cumule » (#21,282). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « couronner » est au #21,280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around couronner (IPA \ku.ʁɔ.ne\), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,280 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for couronner, with forms such as "ccouronner", "coruonner", and "couornner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

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

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une place d’honneur m'avait été réservée et une charmante Mangarevienne m’avait couronné de fleurs.
  2. Couronner de fleurs, de laurier, de myrte. - Couronner d’une couronne d’or, d’une couronne d’argent.

This word in other languages

crown(English)coronar(Español)krönen(Deutsch)arrematar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccouronner
  • coruonner
  • couornner
  • cournoner
  • couronenr
  • couroner
  • couronnerr
  • couronnre
  • courronner
  • cuoronner
  • ocuronner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of couronner - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccouronner1coruonner2couornner2cournoner2couronenr2couroner1couronnerr1couronnre2
Edit distance from "couronner"

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 "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?
"couronner" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list