sorgho commun
\sɔʁ.ɡo kɔ.mœ̃\
The verdict
“sorgho commun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plante monocotylédone de la famille des poacées (graminées), originaire d'Afrique cultivée pour son grain (Sorghum bicolor).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sorgho commun |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔʁ.ɡo kɔ.mœ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sorgho commun” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sorgho commun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔʁ.ɡo kɔ.mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plante monocotylédone de la famille des poacées (graminées), originaire d'Afrique cultivée pour son grain (Sorghum bicolor).".
sorgho commun doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 sorgho commun, spelled S-O-R-G-H-O- -C-O-M-M-U-N.
Definition
- 1Plante monocotylédone de la famille des poacées (graminées), originaire d'Afrique cultivée pour son grain (Sorghum bicolor).
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.
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Using “sorgho commun”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-R-G-H-O- -C-O-M-M-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɔʁ.ɡo kɔ.mœ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.