cores

\kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\

/\kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\/ noun

The verdict

“cores” is uncommon French (frequency #95,747 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,747
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de cor.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cores · cores · French

cores · rank #95,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,747
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Corbas

Nearest frequency peer: Corbas (-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 « cores »

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 « cores » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cores
PropertyValue
Headwordcores
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#95,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cores » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.corestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Corbas » (#95,746), « coronel » (#95,748), « convergé » (#95,745). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cores » est au #95,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cores is uncommon French at frequency #95,747 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de cor.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cores in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 cores, spelled C-O-R-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de cor.

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 "cores"?
"cores" is spelled C-O-R-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\.
What does "cores" mean?
As a noun, "cores" means: Pluriel de cor.
How do you pronounce "cores"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cores" is \kˈɔ.ɾɨʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cores" come from?
"cores" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cores", 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