Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cortège

/kɔɹtˈɛʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: cortege
IPA: /kɔɹtˈɛʒ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of cortege.

Example Sentences

"On Madame de Mercœur's arrival at the palace she found the carriage and guards in waiting, the Queen having decided that she would do her niece the honour of going to meet her. ...The cortège proceeded about a mile, when a courier announced the Princess's approach, who arrived almost as soon. The carriage, which was at full gallop, stopped suddenly; the guards deployed round, and Mademoiselle alighted."
"We crowd outside to wait for the funeral cortège. We know this is an important death."
"The heart of the ceremony remains the parade of nations: the world shrunk to an hourlong cortège, when athletic prowess takes a back seat to country-by-country voguing."

Inflected Forms

cortèges (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cortège?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɹtˈɛʒ/.
What does cortège mean?: Alternative spelling of cortege.

How to pronounce cortège

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