# cookbook

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʊkˌbʊk/ · frequency rank #18,047

## Definitions
1. A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
2. Any book or set of strategies and tips.

## Etymology
From cook + book; possibly also a calque of German Kochbuch, from kochen (“cook”) + Buch (“book”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccookbook`, `cokbook`, `cokobook`, `coobkook`, `cookbbook`, `cookbok`, `cookboko`, `cookbookk`, `cookkbook`, `cookobok`, `ocokbook`

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