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corbett

/kˈɔɹbɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables
cor-bett
IPA
/kˈɔɹbɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A ghost town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Corbetts (plural)

Phrases

Chaddesley Corbett

Homonyms

corbet corbitt corbit

Rhymes With

corbet corbitt deorbit corbit torbett

Questions

How do you pronounce corbett?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹbɪt/.
What does corbett mean?
A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Where does corbett come from?
From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.

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