core

/[…]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,059

in German word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

core is aGermannoun. It means: Kern Pronounced […]. Often confused with Cr and cox.

Key facts for core
PropertyValue
Headwordcore
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,059
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of core in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for core is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,059 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for core, with forms such as "ccore", "coer", and "corre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cr", "cox", "cry", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is core, spelled C-O-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kern
  2. 2
    Kernhaus, Kerngehäuse
  3. 3
    das Innerste, Zentrale, Wichtigste
  4. 4
    der Wesenskern
  5. 5
    der Leiter
  6. 6
    das Innere
  7. 7
    Bohrkern
  8. 8
    Mittelpunkt, Kern
  9. 9
    der Reaktorkern
  10. 10
    der Kern
  11. 11
    der Körper ohne Arme und Beine

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccore,coer,corre,croe,ocre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for core

Misspelling Variants of "core"

ccore5coer4corre5croe4ocre4
Misspelling Variants of "core"

Frequency rank: #15,059 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "core"?
"core" is spelled C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "core" mean?
As a noun, "core" means: Kern
What words are commonly confused with "core"?
"core" is commonly confused with "Cr", "cox", "cry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "core"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "core" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "core" come from?
"core" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.