cookery

/ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/

//ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi// noun

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"cookery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cookery” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,714
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cookery · cookery · English

cookery · rank #24,714 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,714
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH contraband

Nearest frequency peer: contraband (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cookery”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cookery” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cookery vs Cooper
57% similar
cookery vs cooler
71% similar
cookery vs cooley
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cookery
PropertyValue
Headwordcookery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,714
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cookery”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cookerylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “contraband” (#24,713), “contesting” (#24,712), “criminally” (#24,716). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cookery” is #24,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cookery (IPA /ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,714 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cookery, with forms such as "ccookery", "cokery", and "cokoery". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Cooper", "cooler", "cooley", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cokerie, kokery, equivalent to cook + -ery. The correct English form is cookery, spelled C-O-O-K-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
  2. 2
    A delicacy; a dainty.
  3. 3
    Cooking tools or apparatus.
  4. 4
    A place where cooking is done.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cookery appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Henry was not very good at cookery and most of his meals ended up burned.
  2. together with excellent directions for cookery, as also for preserving, conserving, candying, &c.

Etymology

From Middle English cokerie, kokery, equivalent to cook + -ery.

Synonyms

culinary art

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccookery
  • cokery
  • cokoery
  • cooekry
  • cookerry
  • cookeryy
  • cookeyr
  • cookkery
  • cookrey
  • ocokery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cookery - 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.

ccookery1cokery1cokoery2cooekry2cookerry1cookeryy1cookeyr2cookkery1
Edit distance from "cookery"

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 "cookery"?
"cookery" is spelled C-O-O-K-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/.
What does "cookery" mean?
As a noun, "cookery" means: The art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
What words are commonly confused with "cookery"?
"cookery" is commonly confused with "Cooper", "cooler", "cooley". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cookery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cookery" is /ˈkʊk(ə)ɹi/. 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 "cookery"?
From Middle English cokerie, kokery, equivalent to cook + -ery. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cookery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list