corn

verb

The verdict

“corn” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,526 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,526
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - granular

Key facts for corn
PropertyValue
Headwordcorn
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “corn” sits in Portuguese 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). corn 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

corn is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,526 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

corn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is corn, spelled C-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    granular
  2. 2
    preservar usando sal
  3. 3
    ficar bêbado
  4. 4
    atirar

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "corn"?
"corn" is spelled C-O-R-N.
What does "corn" mean?
As a verb, "corn" means: granular
What language does "corn" come from?
"corn" is a Portuguese 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 “corn”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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