# coco

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊ.kəʊ/ · frequency rank #15,131

## Definitions
1. Coconut palm.
2. Coconut, the fruit of the coconut palm.

## Etymology
From Portuguese/Spanish coco (“grinning face”) (due to the three holes in the shell resembling a human face). Doublet of coque.

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cos)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cox)
- **cod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cod)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cot)
- **CPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cpc)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-coe)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-coz)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-coy)
- **cog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cog)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cro)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cto)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cov)
- **CTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-ctc)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-come)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ccoco`, `ccoo`, `cocco`, `cooc`, `occo`

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