Crotone

\kro.ˈto:.ne\

/\kro.ˈto:.ne\/ name

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The verdict

“Crotone” is uncommon French (frequency #84,677 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,677
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crotone, commune et ville de la région de Calabre en Italie.

Key facts for Crotone
PropertyValue
HeadwordCrotone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kro.ˈto:.ne\
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Crotone” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Crotone lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Crotone is uncommon French at frequency #84,677 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \kro.ˈto:.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Crotone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Crotone, spelled C-R-O-T-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crotone, commune et ville de la région de Calabre en Italie.
  2. 2
    Crotone, province autour de cette ville.

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 "Crotone"?
"Crotone" is spelled C-R-O-T-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kro.ˈto:.ne\.
What does "Crotone" mean?
As a proper noun, "Crotone" means: Crotone, commune et ville de la région de Calabre en Italie.
How do you pronounce "Crotone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Crotone" is \kro.ˈto:.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Crotone" come from?
"Crotone" 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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Using “Crotone”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-O-T-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kro.ˈto:.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list