cocción

[kokˈsjõn]

/[kokˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“cocción” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,606 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,606
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suministro de calor a los alimentos para aportarles buen sabor y digeribilidad, así como propiciar su conservación.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cocción vs colchón
71% similar
cocción vs colación
75% similar
cocción vs coerción
75% similar

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

Key facts for cocción
PropertyValue
Headwordcocción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kokˈsjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,606
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cocción” 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). cocción lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cocción is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kokˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,606 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Suministro de calor a los alimentos para aportarles buen sabor y digeribilidad, así como propiciar su conservación.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cocción, with forms such as "ccocción", "ccoción", and "coccinó". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "colchón", "colación", "coerción", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cocción, spelled C-O-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suministro de calor a los alimentos para aportarles buen sabor y digeribilidad, así como propiciar su conservación.

Synonyms

cocimiento

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccocción,ccoción,coccinó,cocciónn,coccóin,cocicón,coción,cocsión,occción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccocción1ccoción2coccinó2cocciónn1coccóin2cocicón2coción1cocsión1
Edit distance from "cocción"

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 "cocción"?
"cocción" is spelled C-O-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kokˈsjõn].
What does "cocción" mean?
As a noun, "cocción" means: Suministro de calor a los alimentos para aportarles buen sabor y digeribilidad, así como propiciar su conservación.
What words are commonly confused with "cocción"?
"cocción" is commonly confused with "colchón", "colación", "coerción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cocción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocción" is [kokˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocción" come from?
"cocción" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “cocción”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kokˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “colchón” - see the side-by-side comparison. cocción vs colchón
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list