koura
noun
koura is spelled K-O-U-R-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, koura means “A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of koura is kouras.
How many letters and syllables are in koura?
| Letters | 5: K-O-U-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is koura?
Koura appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of koura
- kouras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does koura mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does koura come from?
From Māori koura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).