Cory

name

The verdict

“Cory” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,118
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cory · Cory · French

Cory · rank #28,118 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,118
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corresponde

Nearest frequency peer: corresponde (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Cory »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Cory » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Cory vs CR
25% similar
Cory vs cy
25% similar
Cory vs cru
25% similar

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

Key facts for Cory
PropertyValue
HeadwordCory
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,118
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Cory »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « corresponde » (#28,117), « contrecarrer » (#28,116), « craignaient » (#28,120). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Cory » est au #28,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Cory, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,118 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cory, with forms such as "ccory", "corry", and "coryy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CR", "cy", "cru", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Cory, spelled C-O-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Charlie était le neveu de Corin Conaught. Hugh l’amant présumé de Corin, alias Cory, autrefois.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccory
  • corry
  • coryy
  • coyr
  • croy
  • ocry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cory - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccory1corry1coryy1coyr2croy2ocry2
Edit distance from "Cory"

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 "Cory"?
"Cory" is spelled C-O-R-Y.
What does "Cory" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cory" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Cory"?
"Cory" is commonly confused with "CR", "cy", "cru". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Cory" come from?
"Cory" 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 "Cory", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list