Korean
Korean defined in Korean, taken from the Korean Wiktionary. Definitions and synonyms only: nothing is translated. Includes an inflection index.
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ko-ko.zip 3.6 MB · StarDict · CC-BY-SA-4.0
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koreader/data/dict/ko-ko/ko-ko.ifo
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Coverage
How many of the most common words in the source language this dictionary can actually resolve, counting words reached through the inflection index.
| Frequency band | Found | As headword | Via inflection | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| top 1,000 | 634 | 367 | 267 | 63.4% |
| top 5,000 | 2,287 | 1,076 | 1,211 | 45.74% |
| top 10,000 | 4,022 | 1,754 | 2,268 | 40.22% |
| top 50,000 | 12,793 | 4,499 | 8,294 | 25.59% |
Measured against OpenSubtitles 2018 Korean top 50k (hermitdave/FrequencyWords).
What is in an entry
| Entries with a synonym | 7,142 (10.49%) |
| Entries with a definition and no synonym | 60,925 |
| Entries with a usage example | 14,902 (21.89%) |
| Entries with inflected forms | 43,351 (63.69%) |
| Entries with pronunciation | 30,566 |
| Senses | 77,322 |
| Mean definition length | 18.6 characters |
| Mean synonyms per entry | 0.2 |
This dictionary defines a language in itself, so nothing in it is translated. An entry counted as “definition only” has a definition but no synonym listed, which is the normal case for most words.
Sources and licence
| Source | Licence | Credit |
|---|---|---|
wikt-ko-def | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | Korean Wiktionary via kaikki.org (wiktextract) |
wikt-ko-en | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | English Wiktionary (Korean entries) via kaikki.org (wiktextract) |
Bundled under CC-BY-SA-4.0, the least restrictive licence that covers every source above. Each source’s own terms are reproduced in the ATTRIBUTION file inside the download.