# cockroach

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑkɹoʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #23,494

## Definitions
1. Any black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea that is not a termite.
2. A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
3. A person from New South Wales.
4. A hard lump of brown sugar.

## Etymology
From Spanish cucaracha, from cuca (“butterfly caterpillars”), of onomatopoeic origin; see also Greek κόκκυξ (kókkux) and Late Latin cucus. Influenced, by means of folk etymology, by cock and roach. Doublet of cucaracha.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccockroach`, `ccokroach`, `cocckroach`, `cockkroach`, `cockorach`, `cockraoch`, `cockroacch`, `cockroachh`, `cockroahc`, `cockrocah`, `cockrroach`, `cocrkoach`, `cokcroach`, `occkroach`

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