coho salmon

noun

"coho-salmon" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coho salmon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Key facts for coho salmon
PropertyValue
Headwordcoho salmon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coho salmon” sits in English frequency

coho salmon falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coho salmon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch)".

coho salmon has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From coho + salmon. The correct English form is coho salmon, spelled C-O-H-O- -S-A-L-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Etymology

From coho + salmon.

Synonyms

cohosilver salmon

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coho salmon"?
"coho salmon" is spelled C-O-H-O- -S-A-L-M-O-N.
What does "coho salmon" mean?
As a noun, "coho salmon" means: A species of anadromous fish in the salmon family (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
What is the origin of the word "coho salmon"?
From coho + salmon. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “coho salmon”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-H-O- -S-A-L-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list