Kao-kou-li
"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
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kao-kou-li |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Kao-kou-li” in English
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
- 1Alternative form of Gaogouli (Goguryeo).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kao-kou-li appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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:[…]
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.