coire

\ˈkujɾe\

/\ˈkujɾe\/ noun

The verdict

“coire” is uncommon French (frequency #70,482 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,482
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuivre. Élément chimique de symbole Cu et de numéro atomique 29, qui fait partie des métaux de transition.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coire · coire · French

coire · rank #70,482 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,482
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cognant

Nearest frequency peer: cognant (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « coire »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « coire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coire
PropertyValue
Headwordcoire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkujɾe\
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,482
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coire » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).coiretombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cognant » (#70,481), « collaboratives » (#70,483), « collantes » (#70,484). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coire » est au #70,482. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coire is uncommon French at frequency #70,482 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkujɾe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coire, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is coire, spelled C-O-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuivre. Élément chimique de symbole Cu et de numéro atomique 29, qui fait partie des métaux de transition.
  2. 2
    Famille d’instruments à vent de matières très variées (métal, bois, os, ivoire, plastique…) dont le son est créé par la vibration des lèvres du musicien dans une embouchure.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coire"?
"coire" is spelled C-O-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkujɾe\.
What does "coire" mean?
As a noun, "coire" means: Cuivre. Élément chimique de symbole Cu et de numéro atomique 29, qui fait partie des métaux de transition.
How do you pronounce "coire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coire" is \ˈkujɾe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coire" come from?
"coire" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list