cohabitation

/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/

//koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən// noun

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"cohabitation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cohabitation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,085
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

Key facts for cohabitation
PropertyValue
Headwordcohabitation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,085
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cohabitation” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cohabitation lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around cohabitation (IPA /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,085 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for cohabitation, with forms such as "ccohabitation", "choabitation", and "coahbitation". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation. The correct English form is cohabitation, spelled C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
  2. 2
    The act of living together.
  3. 3
    A place where two or more individuals reside together.
  4. 4
    The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
  5. 5
    Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.

Etymology

From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.

This word in other languages

cohabitación(Español)cohabitation(Français)wilde Ehe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccohabitation
  • choabitation
  • coahbitation
  • cohabbitation
  • cohabiattion
  • cohabitaiton
  • cohabitasion
  • cohabitatino
  • cohabitationn
  • cohabitatoin
  • cohabitattion
  • cohabittaion
  • cohabittation
  • cohabtiation
  • cohaibtation
  • cohbaitation
  • cohhabitation
  • ochabitation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cohabitation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccohabitation1choabitation2coahbitation2cohabbitation1cohabiattion2cohabitaiton2cohabitasion1cohabitatino2
Edit distance from "cohabitation"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cohabitation"?
"cohabitation" is spelled C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/.
What does "cohabitation" mean?
As a noun, "cohabitation" means: An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
What are common misspellings of "cohabitation"?
Common misspellings include "ccohabitation", "choabitation", "coahbitation", "cohabbitation", "cohabiattion". The correct spelling is "cohabitation".
How do you pronounce "cohabitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cohabitation" is /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cohabitation"?
From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “cohabitation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list