# cotton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒt.n̩/ · frequency rank #3,935

## Definitions
1. fibrous substance
2. fibrous substance
3. plant source
4. plant source
5. manufactured product of such substance
6. manufactured product of such substance
7. manufactured product of such substance
8. manufactured product of such substance
9. manufactured product of such substance

## Etymology
From Middle English cotoun, from Anglo-Norman cotun, Old French coton, from (Genoese) Old Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).

## Easily confused with
- **coupon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cotton-vs-coupon)
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coon-vs-cotton)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colon-vs-cotton)
- **cotta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cotta-vs-cotton)
- **common** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/common-vs-cotton)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-cotton)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cotton)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colton-vs-cotton)
- **cordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordon-vs-cotton)
- **cocoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cocoon-vs-cotton)
- **cation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cation-vs-cotton)
- **Condon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condon-vs-cotton)
- **cotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cotter-vs-cotton)
- **Conlon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conlon-vs-cotton)
- **Colson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/colson-vs-cotton)
- **Compton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compton-vs-cotton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccotton`, `coton`, `cototn`, `cottno`, `cottonn`, `ctoton`, `octton`

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