# cor vs Corfu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cor
*intj · IPA /kɔɹ/ · frequency rank #19,048*
Expression of surprise.

### Corfu
*name · IPA /ˈkɔɹ.fjuː/ · frequency rank #42,587*
An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cor-vs-corfu