Cork

[ˈkoɾk]

/[ˈkoɾk]/ name

The verdict

“Cork” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,450 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,450
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Irlanda, ubicada en la costa meridional del país, en la provincia de Munster.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cork · Cork · Spanish

Cork · rank #61,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,450
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH coordinarse

Nearest frequency peer: coordinarse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Cork”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Cork” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Cork
PropertyValue
HeadwordCork
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkoɾk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Cork” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Corkcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “coordinarse” (#61,449), “correrías” (#61,451), “coordinadoras” (#61,448). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “Cork” va en #61,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cork is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,450 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈkoɾk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Cork, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Cork, spelled C-O-R-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Irlanda, ubicada en la costa meridional del país, en la provincia de Munster.
  2. 2
    Condado irlandés en la provincia de Munster, donde se encuentra la ciudad homónima.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cork"?
"Cork" is spelled C-O-R-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoɾk].
What does "Cork" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cork" means: Ciudad de Irlanda, ubicada en la costa meridional del país, en la provincia de Munster.
How do you pronounce "Cork"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cork" is [ˈkoɾk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cork" come from?
"Cork" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cork", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list