coati
/kəʊˈɑːti/
"coati" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coati” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
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Index EN-coati · coati · English
coati · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coati |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəʊˈɑːti/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coati” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coati is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəʊˈɑːti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.".
coati has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”). The correct English form is coati, spelled C-O-A-T-I.
Definition
- 1Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua, that live in the range from the southern United States to northern Argentina.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coati appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prospectors and cowpunchers who see the animals most often, sometimes call them Mexican monkeys. Others believe the coati to be a peculiar kind of arboreal anteater. More generally in this region, coatis are called “chulo bears” or simply “chulos,” and will be so referred to hereafter.
The coatis are four small, carnivorous mammals related to the raccoon, red panda and ringtail, or cacomistle. They range in size from 15 inches (38 cm) in the mountain coati, Nasuella olivacca, to 16-26 inches (41-67 cm) long in the three species Nasua nasua, N. nelsoni and N. narica.
Etymology
From Spanish coatí, from Portuguese quati, coati, from Old Tupi kua'ti, from cua (“belt”) + tim (“nose”).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.