korma
noun
korma is spelled K-O-R-M-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, korma means “A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of korma is kormas.
How many letters and syllables are in korma?
| Letters | 5: K-O-R-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 korma?
Korma appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with korma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as korma.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: omkar.
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 korma
- kormas plural
- kurma
- qorma
- qoorma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does korma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A curry made from various spices especially coriander and cumin; and often with yoghurt sauce or nuts.
- 2
IndiaA curry of meat slowly braised with ghee.
- 3
UKA mild curry (typically the mildest on a given menu), often with a fragrant coconut sauce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does korma come from?
From Hindustani قورْمَہ (qorma) / क़ोरमा (qormā), from Classical Persian قورْمَه (qōrma) (from which Iranian Persian قُرْمِه (ġorme)), from Turkic (likely Ottoman Turkish قاورمه (kavurma, “roasted meat”), verbal noun of قاورمق (kavurmak)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).