deathcore

noun

"deathcore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deathcore” is uncommon English (frequency #87,191 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,191
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deathcore · deathcore · English

deathcore · rank #87,191 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,191
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deathtrap

Nearest frequency peer: deathtrap (+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 “deathcore”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “deathcore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deathcore
PropertyValue
Headworddeathcore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “deathcore” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).deathcorefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “deathtrap” (#87,192), “Datong” (#87,188), “decarboxylase” (#87,194). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deathcore” is #87,191. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deathcore is uncommon English at frequency #87,191 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.".

Zero misspellings are on record for deathcore in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From death + -core. The correct English form is deathcore, spelled D-E-A-T-H-C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how deathcore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Former Hidden Camera Steven Kado and artist Brian Joseph Davis channel a little John Cage filtered through deathcore music with their performance Alvin Lucifer.

Etymology

From death + -core.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deathcore"?
"deathcore" is spelled D-E-A-T-H-C-O-R-E.
What does "deathcore" mean?
As a noun, "deathcore" means: An extreme fusion genre of death metal and metalcore.
What is the origin of the word "deathcore"?
From death + -core. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deathcore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list