cobijo

[koˈβ̞ixo]

/[koˈβ̞ixo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cobijo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,562
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar donde resguardarse de la intemperie, refugiarse, taparse o cubrirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cobijo · cobijo · Spanish

cobijo · rank #32,562 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,562
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH coagulación

Nearest frequency peer: coagulación (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cobijo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cobijo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cobijo vs cojo
67% similar
cobijo vs Cobo
50% similar
cobijo vs cobro
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cobijo
PropertyValue
Headwordcobijo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈβ̞ixo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,562
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cobijo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cobijocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “coagulación” (#32,561), “colector” (#32,563), “close” (#32,560). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cobijo” va en #32,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cobijo (IPA [koˈβ̞ixo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,562 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cobijo, with forms such as "cboijo", "ccobijo", and "cobbijo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cojo", "Cobo", "cobro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cobijo, spelled C-O-B-I-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar donde resguardarse de la intemperie, refugiarse, taparse o cubrirse.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de proteger, amparar, resguardar o cobijar a alguien o algo para evitar algún peligro, amenaza o adversidad, en particular poniéndole algo por encima, en sentido literal, como un techo, ropa, etc., o en sentido figurado, como una ley, un patrimonio, etc.
  3. 3
    Lugar para hospedarse o pasar la noche, sin incluir comidas.

Synonyms

refugioacobijoamparoprotección

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cboijo
  • ccobijo
  • cobbijo
  • cobijjo
  • cobioj
  • cobjio
  • coibjo
  • covijo
  • ocbijo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cobijo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cboijo2ccobijo1cobbijo1cobijjo1cobioj2cobjio2coibjo2covijo1
Edit distance from "cobijo"

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 "cobijo"?
"cobijo" is spelled C-O-B-I-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈβ̞ixo].
What does "cobijo" mean?
As a noun, "cobijo" means: Lugar donde resguardarse de la intemperie, refugiarse, taparse o cubrirse.
What words are commonly confused with "cobijo"?
"cobijo" is commonly confused with "cojo", "Cobo", "cobro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cobijo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cobijo" is [koˈβ̞ixo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cobijo" come from?
"cobijo" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chocho#32,554Carpio#32,545cookie#32,581canina#32,537

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

cubeta9 variantsbastos9 variantsarcher9 variantsanulada9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list