coss
/kɒs/noun, adjective
coss is spelled C-O-S-S: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coss means “A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coss is cosses.
How many letters and syllables are in coss?
| Letters | 4: C-O-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is coss?
Coss appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 coss?
- /kɒs/
Coss has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with coss
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of coss
- cosses plural
- cos
- kos
- kós
- koss
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coss mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishIndiaA measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
[…] the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) […]
noun
- 1
Initialism of commercial open-source software.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of khass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coss come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).