kora
/ˈkoɹə/noun
kora is spelled K-O-R-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Kora, the name). As a noun, kora means “A type of harp or lute played in West Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kora is koras.
How many letters and syllables are in kora?
| Letters | 4: K-O-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is kora?
Kora appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Kora, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce kora?
- UK /ˈkɔːɹə/
- US /ˈkoɹə/
Kora has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with kora
Sounds like: Cora (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with kora?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kora from its last stressed vowel (/oɹə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: okra.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of kora
- koras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kora mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of harp or lute played in West Africa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kora in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kora |
| German | Kora |
| Spanish | kora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does kora come from?
Borrowed from Bambara kɔ́ra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).