cooch
/kuːt͡ʃ/
"cooch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cooch” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,796 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,796
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cooch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kuːt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,796 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cooch” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cooch is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kuːt͡ʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,796 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cooch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of coochie. The correct English form is cooch, spelled C-O-O-C-H.
Definition
- 1The hootchy-kootchy, a type of erotic dance.
- 2The vagina or vulva.
Etymology
Clipping of coochie.
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 “cooch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-O-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kuːt͡ʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.