cori

\ˈko.ri\

/\ˈko.ri\/ noun

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The verdict

“cori” is uncommon French (frequency #92,587 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,587
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cori · cori · French

cori · rank #92,587 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,587
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corcovado

Nearest frequency peer: corcovado (-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 « cori »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cori
PropertyValue
Headwordcori
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈko.ri\
Letters4
Frequency rank#92,587
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cori » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « corcovado » (#92,586), « corniaud » (#92,588), « Corcelles » (#92,585). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cori » est au #92,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cori is uncommon French at frequency #92,587 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈko.ri\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cœur.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cori, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cori, spelled C-O-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cœur.

Synonyms

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 "cori"?
"cori" is spelled C-O-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈko.ri\.
What does "cori" mean?
As a noun, "cori" means: Cœur.
How do you pronounce "cori"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cori" is \ˈko.ri\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cori" come from?
"cori" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dado#92,612dimi#92,625chew#92,544cede#92,532

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list