Corey or cory?
corey is a noun meaning “A penis”; cory is a noun meaning “Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater…”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) corey is about as common as cory.
What is the difference between corey and cory?
| corey | cory | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish | |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | coreys | cories, corys |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ | /ˈkoɹ.i/ |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words | 3.5 times per million words |
Sources: corey and cory in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of corey and cory
corey
- 1
UKslangvulgarA penis
cory
- 1
Any fish belonging to the genus Corydoras, a group of South American freshwater catfish
- 2
Alternative spelling of corey (“penis”)
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, corey or cory?
corey appears 5.0 times per million words; cory 3.5 times per million words.
corey 5.0 times per million wordscory 3.5 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).