multicore
/ˈmʌltɪ(ˌ)kɔː/
"multicore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“multicore” is uncommon English (frequency #89,658 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,658
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having two or more cores
Corpus desk
Index EN-multicore · multicore · English
multicore · rank #89,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,658
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mukti
Nearest frequency peer: mukti (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “multicore”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- morra
morra
10,349 corpus weight
- mukti
mukti
10,344 corpus weight
- multicore
multicore
10,343 corpus weight
- musicale
musicale
10,341 corpus weight
- Musso
Musso
10,340 corpus weight
- nabs
nabs
10,337 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “multicore” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | multicore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmʌltɪ(ˌ)kɔː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #89,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “multicore” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
multicore is uncommon English at frequency #89,658 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmʌltɪ(ˌ)kɔː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
multicore doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From multi- + core. The correct English form is multicore, spelled M-U-L-T-I-C-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1Having two or more cores
- 2Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how multicore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After several consecutive quarters of losing market share, Intel in recent quarters has released a host of new multicore processors, including its first quad-core chip[…].
Etymology
From multi- + core.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).