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 September 3, 2026) - eine weibliche Gewandstatue in der antiken griechischen Bildhauerei
Corpus desk
Index DE-kore · Kore · German
Kore · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kore |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːʁə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kore“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf der Akropolis wurden zwei Signaturen des Antenor gefunden, von denen die eine mit der Statue einer »Kore« in Verbindung gebracht worden ist, die ebenfalls von der Akropolis stammt […]“
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.