Cory
/ˈkɔː.ɹi/
"cory" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cory” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,892 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #13,892
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.
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 | Cory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,892 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cory” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Cory is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɔː.ɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,892 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cory, with forms such as "ccory", "corry", and "coryy". 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, "CR", "cry", "cow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Cory, spelled C-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.
- 2A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Corey.
- 3A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori, masculine equivalent Corey.
- 4A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne and similar sounding names.
- 5A diminutive of the female given name Corazón, from Spanish.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccory,corry,coryy,coyr,croy,ocry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cory - 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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Using “Cory”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “CR” - see the side-by-side comparison. Cory vs CR
- 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.