cobijan

[koˈβ̞ixãn]

/[koˈβ̞ixãn]/ verb

The verdict

“cobijan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,242 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,242
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cobijar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cobijan · cobijan · Spanish

cobijan · rank #98,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,242
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cobayas

Nearest frequency peer: cobayas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cobijan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cobijan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cobijan
PropertyValue
Headwordcobijan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koˈβ̞ixãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#98,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cobijan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cobijancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cobayas” (#98,241), “coarta” (#98,240), “colectiveros” (#98,244). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cobijan” va en #98,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cobijan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,242 among 8,288 “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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list