cooties

/ˈkuːtiz/

//ˈkuːtiz// noun

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

The verdict

“cooties” is uncommon English (frequency #64,285 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,285
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of cootie

Corpus desk

Index EN-cooties · cooties · English

cooties · rank #64,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,285
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH CONUS

Nearest frequency peer: CONUS (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “cooties”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cooties” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cooties
PropertyValue
Headwordcooties
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkuːtiz/
Letters7
Frequency rank#64,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cooties” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “CONUS” (#64,284), “copland” (#64,286), “constrict” (#64,282). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cooties” is #64,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cooties is uncommon English at frequency #64,285 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkuːtiz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of cootie".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cooties in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is cooties, spelled C-O-O-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of cootie

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 "cooties"?
"cooties" is spelled C-O-O-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkuːtiz/.
What does "cooties" mean?
As a noun, "cooties" means: plural of cootie
How do you pronounce "cooties"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooties" is /ˈkuːtiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cooties" come from?
"cooties" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

copland#64,286coeliac#64,272Citroën#64,270debunks#64,306

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list