# cocaine

> English word · Noun · IPA /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ · frequency rank #7,321

## Definitions
1. An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
2. An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
3. Any chemical derivative of this drug.

## Etymology
From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

## Easily confused with
- **Cochin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocaine-vs-cochin)
- **combine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocaine-vs-combine)
- **confine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocaine-vs-confine)
- **codeine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocaine-vs-codeine)
- **Cobain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobain-vs-cocaine)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccoaine`, `ccocaine`, `coacine`, `cocaien`, `cocainne`, `cocanie`, `coccaine`, `cociane`, `occaine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cocaine