cor
/kɔɹ/interjection, noun
cor is spelled C-O-R: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, cor means “Expression of surprise” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cor?
| Letters | 3: C-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cor?
Cor appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cor?
- US /kɔɹ/
- UK /kɔː/
Cor has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cor
Sounds like: caw, core (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with cor?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cor from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: roc, orc, cro.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cor
- cors plural
- kor
- core
- cors. plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
UKExpression of surprise.
noun
- 1
A Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.
- 2
Synonym of homer: approximately the same volume as a dry measure.
- 3
A roughly equivalent Phoenician unit of volume.
noun
- 1
Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, or Contracting Officer's Representative, in U.S. government procurement.
noun
- 1
College of Radiographers, a charitable subsidiary of the Society of Radiographers.
- 2
European Committee of the Regions, the European Union's assembly of local and regional representatives.
- 3
Confederation of Regions Party of Canada, Canadian political party.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cor come from?
A minced oath or dialectal variant of God.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).