cohere

Name: cohere, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/kəʊˈhɪə/

//kəʊˈhɪə// verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“cohere” is an uncommon English word, ranked #95,841 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#95,841
frequency rank, English: 6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To stick together physically, by adhesion.

Key facts for cohere
Property	Value
Headword	cohere
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/kəʊˈhɪə/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#95,841
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cohere” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cohere lands here:

#95,841

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for cohere is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəʊˈhɪə/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,841 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for cohere in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”). The correct English form is cohere, spelled C-O-H-E-R-E.

Definition

1
To stick together physically, by adhesion.
2
To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
3
To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”).

This word in other languages

cohesionar(Español)s'attirer(Français)binden(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cohere"?

"cohere" is spelled C-O-H-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kəʊˈhɪə/.

What does "cohere" mean?

As a verb, "cohere" means: To stick together physically, by adhesion.

How do you pronounce "cohere"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cohere" is /kəʊˈhɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "cohere"?

Borrowed from Latin cohaereō (“cohere, cling (closely) together, harmonise, be consistent (with), be in agreement with”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “cohere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-O-H-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /kəʊˈhɪə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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.