Kore
[ˈkoːʁə]
The verdict
“Kore” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine weibliche Gewandstatue in der antiken griechischen Bildhauerei
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kore |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːʁə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kore” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kore is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine weibliche Gewandstatue in der antiken griechischen Bildhauerei".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kore in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kore, spelled K-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1eine weibliche Gewandstatue in der antiken griechischen Bildhauerei
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kore”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoːʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.