coral
/ˈkɒɹəl/
"coral" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coral” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,770
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coral · coral · English
coral · rank #8,770 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,770
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cooperative
Nearest frequency peer: cooperative (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coral”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- congressman
congressman
91,234 corpus weight
- cooperative
cooperative
91,232 corpus weight
- coral
coral
91,231 corpus weight
- correlation
correlation
91,230 corpus weight
- corresponde…
correspondent
91,229 corpus weight
- coupon
coupon
91,228 corpus weight
What this shows “coral” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coral |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒɹəl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coral”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around coral (IPA /ˈkɒɹəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,770 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for coral, with forms such as "ccoral", "coarl", and "corall". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "crap", "corn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring … The correct English form is coral, spelled C-O-R-A-L.
Definition
- 1Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.
- 2A hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms.
- 3A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.
- 4The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color.
- 5A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coral appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The coral faded even from her lips, till they were as white as Leo's face, and quivered pitifully.
On the very chair which I used to occupy when I was at work Marian was sitting now, with the child industriously sucking his coral upon her lap.
Etymology
From Old French coral (French corail), from Latin corallium, from Ancient Greek κοράλλιον (korállion, “coral”). Probably ultimately of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew גּוֹרָל (goral, “small pebble”), Arabic جَرَل (jaral, “small stone”), originally referring to the red variety found in the Mediterranean. Since ancient times, a common folk etymology, accepted by some earlier scholars, connected the word instead to Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē) (referring to Medusa). Beekes mentions both theories and considers the Semitic one convincing.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccoral
- coarl
- corall
- corla
- croal
- ocral
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coral - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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