core

\kɔː\

/\kɔː\/ noun

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The verdict

“core” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #16,102) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#16,102
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Centre, noyau.

Corpus desk

Index FR-core · core · French

core · rank #16,102 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,102
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH contraception

Nearest frequency peer: contraception (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « core »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « core » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

core vs CR
0% similar
core vs cru
50% similar
core vs cou
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for core
PropertyValue
Headwordcore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔː\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,102
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « core »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.corese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « contraception » (#16,101), « corn » (#16,103), « constatée » (#16,100). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « core » est au #16,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for core is neighbouring look-alikes ("CR", "cru", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \kɔː\. Frequency #16,102 among 8,609 “C” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for core, with forms such as "ccore", "coer", and "corre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CR", "cru", "cou", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is core, spelled C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Centre, noyau.
  2. 2
    Cœur, âme.
  3. 3
    Trognon
  4. 4
    Empreinte osseuse sur le crâne d'un animal correspondant à l'emplacement des cornes.
  5. 5
    Cœur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how core appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The core is the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince.
  2. The core is the center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccore
  • coer
  • corre
  • croe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of core - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccore1coer2corre1croe2
Edit distance from "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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "core"?
"core" is spelled C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔː\.
What does "core" mean?
As a noun, "core" means: Centre, noyau.
What words are commonly confused with "core"?
"core" is commonly confused with "CR", "cru", "cou". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "core"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "core" is \kɔː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "core" come from?
"core" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

corn#16,103corp#16,104cols#16,096CNIL#16,095

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list