cockpit
/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/noun
cockpit is spelled C-O-C-K-P-I-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cockpit means “A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cockpit is cockpits.
How many letters and syllables are in cockpit?
| Letters | 7: C-O-C-K-P-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cockpit?
Cockpit appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cockpit?
- UK /ˈkɒkˌpɪt/
- US /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/
Cockpit has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cockpit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cockpit
Also written: cock-pit (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cockpit
- cockpits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cockpit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
- 2
obsoleteA theater or other entertainment venue.
- 3
A site of conflict; a battlefield.
- 4
vulgarThe vagina.
- 5
A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
- 6
The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
- 7
A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
- 8
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
- 9
The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.
- 10
An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cockpit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense area from which the pilot controls an aircraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cabine de pilotage, cockpit |
| German | Cockpit, Pilotenkanzel, Pilotenkabine, Flugzeugkanzel, Führungskanzel |
| Portuguese | cabine de pilotagem |
| Spanish | cabina, carlinga |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cockpit come from?
Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).