North Korea
/noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/
"north-korea" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“North Korea” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | North Korea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “North Korea” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
North Korea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.".
No misspelling variants are generated for North Korea in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From north + Korea, due to its northerly position on the Korean peninsula. The correct English form is North Korea, spelled N-O-R-T-H- -K-O-R-E-A.
Definition
- 1A country in East Asia, whose territory consists of the northern part of Korea. Official name: Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
Etymology
From north + Korea, due to its northerly position on the Korean peninsula.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “North Korea”
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- The one correct English spelling is N-O-R-T-H- -K-O-R-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /noɹθ ˌkəˈɹi.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.