Which to use
“core” is a noun and “cry” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,059
- “core” frequency rank
- #21,937
- “cry” frequency rank
- 36996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | core | cry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kern | weinen, heulen |
Letter map: core vs cry
Shared letters muted; letters that set core and cry apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for core / cry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: core is anoun and cryaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
core is recorded at frequency rank #15,059, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. cry is at rank #21,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɹaɪ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36996, this pair ranks #1,601,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of core vs cry
Shared letters: cr. Private to "core": eo. Private to "cry": y.
"core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cry" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- core ← ccore · coer · corre · croe · ocre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "core" and "cry" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "core" or "cry" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "core" and "cry".
- Full dictionary entry for "core" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "core" and "cry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cry". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,601,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.