# cocoon

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈkuːn/ · frequency rank #26,042

## Definitions
1. The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
2. Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

## Etymology
From French cocon, diminutive of coque (“shell”).

## Easily confused with
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-coon)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-colon)
- **common** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-common)
- **cotton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-cotton)
- **coupon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-coupon)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-colton)
- **cordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-cordon)
- **Condon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-condon)
- **Conlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-conlon)
- **Colson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-colson)
- **coco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coco-vs-cocoon)
- **cocoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoa-vs-cocoon)
- **Cochin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cochin-vs-cocoon)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccocoon`, `ccooon`, `coccoon`, `cocon`, `cocono`, `cocoonn`, `coocon`, `occoon`

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