cocaína

[kokaˈina]

/[kokaˈina]/ noun

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The verdict

“cocaína” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,775
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Principio activo de la coca extraído en forma de clorhidrato, usado como medicamento y en especial como droga recreativa

Corpus desk

Index ES-cocaina · cocaína · Spanish

cocaína · rank #8,775 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cierran

Nearest frequency peer: cierran (-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 “cocaína”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cocaína” 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).

cocaína vs cocina
71% similar
cocaína vs colina
57% similar
cocaína vs cocino
57% similar

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

Key facts for cocaína
PropertyValue
Headwordcocaína
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kokaˈina]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,775
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cocaína”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cocaínacae 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 “cierran” (#8,774), “competente” (#8,776), “chef” (#8,773). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cocaína” va en #8,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cocaína (IPA [kokaˈina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,775 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Principio activo de la coca extraído en forma de clorhidrato, usado como medicamento y en especial como droga recreativa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cocaína, with forms such as "ccoaína", "ccocaína", and "coacína". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "cocina", "colina", "cocino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cocaína, spelled C-O-C-A-Í-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Principio activo de la coca extraído en forma de clorhidrato, usado como medicamento y en especial como droga recreativa

Synonyms

ayudínblancabolsabombetacocacomida de conejocunchaescopetazofafafainafalopafarlopafrulagiladamandangamercamerluzamilongapalapamercapapusapericoraquetazoricardatarjetazotiki tikitiritowascasoyeyozurra

This word in other languages

cocaine(English)cocaïne(Français)Kokain(Deutsch)cocaína(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoaína
  • ccocaína
  • coacína
  • cocanía
  • cocaían
  • cocaínna
  • coccaína
  • cocíana
  • occaína

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cocaína - 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.

ccoaína2ccocaína1coacína2cocanía2cocaían2cocaínna1coccaína1cocíana2
Edit distance from "cocaína"

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 "cocaína"?
"cocaína" is spelled C-O-C-A-Í-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kokaˈina].
What does "cocaína" mean?
As a noun, "cocaína" means: Principio activo de la coca extraído en forma de clorhidrato, usado como medicamento y en especial como droga recreativa
What words are commonly confused with "cocaína"?
"cocaína" is commonly confused with "cocina", "colina", "cocino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cocaína"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocaína" is [kokaˈina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocaína" come from?
"cocaína" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cierran#8,774calcula#8,763bonitos#8,761ausente#8,756

Similar misspelling depth

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

captar9 variantsCuevas9 variantscívica9 variantsdécimo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list