# Cory

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɔː.ɹi/ · frequency rank #13,892

## Definitions
1. An English surname from Old Norse, a variant of Corey.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Corey.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, variant of Cori, masculine equivalent Corey.
4. A diminutive of the female given names Cora or Corinne and similar sounding names.
5. A diminutive of the female given name Corazón, from Spanish.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cr)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cry)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cos)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cox)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cpr)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cot)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-csr)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-coy)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-crm)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-ctr)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cur)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cro)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cov)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cri)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cru)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cory-vs-cost)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccory`, `corry`, `coryy`, `coyr`, `croy`, `ocry`

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