# cohort

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.hɔː(ɹ)t/ · frequency rank #17,105

## Definitions
1. A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
2. A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
3. Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
4. An accomplice; abettor; associate.
5. Any band or body of warriors.
6. A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
7. A colleague.
8. A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

## Etymology
From Latin cohors (stem cohort-); borrowed into Old English as coorta, but reintroduced into Middle English as cōhort and chōors via Old French cohorte. Doublet of court.

## Easily confused with
- **court** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-court)
- **color** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-color)
- **Conor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-conor)
- **Coors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-coors)
- **colors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-colors)
- **covert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-covert)
- **comfort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-comfort)
- **consort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cohort-vs-consort)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chart-vs-cohort)
- **chord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chord-vs-cohort)
- **chore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chore-vs-cohort)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccohort`, `choort`, `cohhort`, `cohorrt`, `cohortt`, `cohotr`, `cohrot`, `coohrt`, `ochort`

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