coconut
/ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/
"coconut" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coconut” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,524 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,524
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coconut |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,524 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coconut” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for coconut is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,524 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coconut, with forms such as "ccoconut", "ccoonut", and "cocconut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From coco + nut. In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the fruit's exotic origins. The slur originates from the idea that one is "brown on the outside, white on the inside". In reference to Polynesians, from the ubiquity of coco… The correct English form is coconut, spelled C-O-C-O-N-U-T.
Definition
- 1A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- 2A hard-shelled seed of this fruit, having white flesh and a fluid-filled central cavity.
- 3The edible white flesh of this fruit.
- 4The coconut palm.
- 5A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
- 6A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
- 7A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
- 8A member of any of various dark-skinned ethnic groups (e.g. Hispanic, South Asian, or black) who is considered to have overly assimilated to white culture:
- 9A Pacific islander.
- 10A female breast.
- 11The human head.
Etymology
From coco + nut. In reference to assimilated Hispanic or black people, derived from the fruit's exotic origins. The slur originates from the idea that one is "brown on the outside, white on the inside". In reference to Polynesians, from the ubiquity of coconut palms in the area.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoconut,ccoonut,cocconut,cocnout,coconnut,cocontu,coconutt,cocount,coocnut,occonut
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coconut - 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 “coconut”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-C-O-N-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkəʊ.kə.nʌt/ (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.