cockpit
/ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
"cockpit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cockpit” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #12,943 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,943
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cockpit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cockpit” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cockpit is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,943 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cockpit, with forms such as "ccockpit", "ccokpit", and "cocckpit". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit. The correct English form is cockpit, spelled C-O-C-K-P-I-T.
Definition
- 1A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
- 2A theater or other entertainment venue.
- 3A site of conflict; a battlefield.
- 4The vagina.
- 5A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
Etymology
Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccockpit,ccokpit,cocckpit,cockipt,cockkpit,cockpitt,cockppit,cockpti,cocpkit,cokcpit,occkpit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cockpit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cockpit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-C-K-P-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.