Kao-kou-li

name

"kao-kou-li" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kao-kou-li” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Gaogouli (Goguryeo).

Corpus desk

Index EN-kao-kou-li · Kao-kou-li · English

Kao-kou-li · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Kao-kou-li
PropertyValue
HeadwordKao-kou-li
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Kao-kou-li” in English

Kao-kou-lisits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kao-kou-li is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of Gaogouli (Goguryeo).".

Kao-kou-li doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Mandarin 高句麗 (Gāogōulí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kao¹-kou¹-li². The correct English form is Kao-kou-li, spelled K-A-O---K-O-U---L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of Gaogouli (Goguryeo).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The journey to the monuments of the ancient Korean kingdom of Kao-kou-li (Kokurye, in Korean), in the Hsien of Chi-an, on the r. bank of the Ya-lu Chiang (Am-nok kang or Pul-ryu in Korean), can be made by either of two routes:[…]
  2. Ho-pei was then a prosperous and populous agricultural region and the centre of Chinese culture in the north. Moreover, there was peace and trade with its north-eastern neighbour, Kao-kou-li. After Ch’i was conquered by Chou and after Chou’s successor Sui had united the whole empire, the flow of trade from the south passed by Ho-pei to the north-west. The…

Etymology

From Mandarin 高句麗 (Gāogōulí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kao¹-kou¹-li².

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kao-kou-li"?
"Kao-kou-li" is spelled K-A-O---K-O-U---L-I.
What does "Kao-kou-li" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kao-kou-li" means: Alternative form of Gaogouli (Goguryeo).
What is the origin of the word "Kao-kou-li"?
From Mandarin 高句麗 (Gāogōulí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kao¹-kou¹-li². See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list