kora
/ˈkɔːɹə/
"kora" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kora” is uncommon English (frequency #68,365 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,365
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of harp or lute played in West Africa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kora · kora · English
kora · rank #68,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,365
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Koop
Nearest frequency peer: Koop (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “kora”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kitchenware
kitchenware
31,639 corpus weight
- Kody
Kody
31,638 corpus weight
- Koop
Koop
31,637 corpus weight
- kora
kora
31,636 corpus weight
- Koren
Koren
31,635 corpus weight
- koss
koss
31,634 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kora” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kora |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔːɹə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #68,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kora” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kora is uncommon English at frequency #68,365 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔːɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of harp or lute played in West Africa.".
No misspelling variants are generated for kora in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Bambara kɔ́ra. The correct English form is kora, spelled K-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1A type of harp or lute played in West Africa.
Etymology
From Bambara kɔ́ra.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.