cóccix
[ˈkoksiks]
The verdict
“cóccix” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematan...
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Index ES-coccix · cóccix · Spanish
cóccix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cóccix |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoksiks] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cóccix” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cóccix is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoksiks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematan...".
No misspelling variants are generated for cóccix in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cóccix, spelled C-Ó-C-C-I-X.
Definition
- 1Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematando la columna vertebral por su extremo basal.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.