cobijan

[koˈβ̞ixãn]

/[koˈβ̞ixãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“cobijan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,242 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,242
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobijar.

Key facts for cobijan
PropertyValue
Headwordcobijan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koˈβ̞ixãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cobijan” sits in Spanish frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cobijan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,242 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [koˈβ̞ixãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobijar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cobijan, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cobijan, spelled C-O-B-I-J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobijar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cobijan"?
"cobijan" is spelled C-O-B-I-J-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈβ̞ixãn].
What does "cobijan" mean?
As a verb, "cobijan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobijar.
How do you pronounce "cobijan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cobijan" is [koˈβ̞ixãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cobijan" come from?
"cobijan" is a Spanish 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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Using “cobijan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-B-I-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koˈβ̞ixãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list