# hardcore

> English word · Adjective · IPA /hɑː(ɹ)dˈkɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,457

## Definitions
1. Having an extreme dedication to a certain activity.
2. So hard as to require extreme dedication to complete.
3. Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.
4. Resistant to change.
5. Obscene or explicit.
6. Depicting penetration and abnormal sexual activity.
7. Faster or more intense than the regular style.

## Etymology
From hard + core: hard to the core; 1936 (n.); 1951 (adj.)

## Easily confused with
- **hardware** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardcore-vs-hardware)
- **hardcover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardcore-vs-hardcover)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ahrdcore`, `hadrcore`, `harcdore`, `hardccore`, `hardcoer`, `hardcorre`, `hardcroe`, `harddcore`, `hardocre`, `harrdcore`, `hhardcore`, `hradcore`

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