coir
/ˈkɔɪə/
"coir" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coir” is uncommon English (frequency #75,741 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,741
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coir · coir · English
coir · rank #75,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,741
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Coimbra
Nearest frequency peer: Coimbra (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “coir”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Coddington
Coddington
24,264 corpus weight
- Coimbra
Coimbra
24,261 corpus weight
- coir
coir
24,260 corpus weight
- colloid
colloid
24,257 corpus weight
- columella
columella
24,256 corpus weight
- committeeman
committeeman
24,253 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “coir” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coir |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔɪə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #75,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coir” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coir is uncommon English at frequency #75,741 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔɪə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coir, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ). The correct English form is coir, spelled C-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil கயிறு (kayiṟu), Malayalam കയർ (kayaṟ).
This word in other languages
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.
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