coquina
co·qui·na/koʊˈkiː.nə/noun
coquina is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-N-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (co·qui·na). It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coquina means “Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coquina is coquinas.
How many letters and syllables are in coquina?
| Letters | 7: C-O-Q-U-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: co·qui·na |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coquina?
Coquina appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coquina?
- UK /kɒˈkiː.nə/
- US /koʊˈkiː.nə/
- US /kɑˈkiː.nə/
Coquina has 3 syllables, split co·qui·na in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-coquina.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with coquina?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coquina from its last stressed vowel (/inə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coquina
- coquinas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coquina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several small marine clams, of the species Donax variabilis, common in United States coastal waters.
- 2
A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coquina in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | almeja frijol , coquina |
| French | coquina |
| German | Schillkalkstein, Schillkalk |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coquina come from?
Borrowed from Spanish coquina (“cockle”), from Latin concha (“bivalve, mollusk; mussel”), from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel; shell”). Related to conch and conk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).