cobre

[ˈkoβ̞ɾe]

/[ˈkoβ̞ɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“cobre” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,312. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,312
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento químico, metálico y sólido, de número atómico 29 y símbolo Cu. Es un metal de color rojizo brillante, que se cubre de una leve capa de óxido negruzco al aire; es uno de los mejores conduct...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cobre · cobre · Spanish

cobre · rank #4,312 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,312
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH circular

Nearest frequency peer: circular (-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 “cobre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cobre” 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).

cobre vs cor
60% similar
cobre vs come
60% similar
cobre vs Coro
40% similar

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

Key facts for cobre
PropertyValue
Headwordcobre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoβ̞ɾe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,312
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cobre”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cobrecae 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 “circular” (#4,311), “compañera” (#4,313), “circuito” (#4,310). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cobre” va en #4,312. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cobre (IPA [ˈkoβ̞ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,312 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cobre, with forms such as "cbore", "ccobre", and "cobbre". 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, "cor", "come", "Coro", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cobre, spelled C-O-B-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento químico, metálico y sólido, de número atómico 29 y símbolo Cu. Es un metal de color rojizo brillante, que se cubre de una leve capa de óxido negruzco al aire; es uno de los mejores conductores de la electricidad, después del oro y la plata.
  2. 2
    Objeto cualquiera hecho de cobre₁.
  3. 3
    En particular, conjunto de utensilios de cocina hechos de cobre₁.
  4. 4
    En particular, moneda de cobre₁.
  5. 5
    En particular, instrumento musical de viento elaborado en cobre₁.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cobre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. E vna Redondura tiene la iglesia en medio con vnos artifiçios de cobre.
  2. Todas las campanas, estaños y cobres que se hallan, no reservando calderos ni platos, las toma el general de la artillería y los reparte entre los tenientes y personas de la artillería.

This word in other languages

copper(English)cuivre(Français)Kupfer(Deutsch)cobre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cbore
  • ccobre
  • cobbre
  • cober
  • cobrre
  • corbe
  • covre
  • ocbre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cobre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cbore2ccobre1cobbre1cober2cobrre1corbe2covre1ocbre2
Edit distance from "cobre"

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 "cobre"?
"cobre" is spelled C-O-B-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoβ̞ɾe].
What does "cobre" mean?
As a noun, "cobre" means: Elemento químico, metálico y sólido, de número atómico 29 y símbolo Cu. Es un metal de color rojizo brillante, que se cubre de una leve capa de óxido negruzco al aire; es uno de los mejores conduct...
What words are commonly confused with "cobre"?
"cobre" is commonly confused with "cor", "come", "Coro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cobre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cobre" is [ˈkoβ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cobre" come from?
"cobre" 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 "cobre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cruel#4,318dosis#4,328envío#4,331vital#4,292

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

alegre8 variantsromero8 variantspoemas8 variantspasará8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list