cocear
[koseˈaɾ]
The verdict
“cocear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Dar o tirar coces.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cocear · cocear · Spanish
cocear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | cocear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [koseˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cocear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cocear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [koseˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cocear, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is cocear, spelled C-O-C-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar o tirar coces.
- 2Patear, dar de patadas.
- 3Resistir, repugnar, no querer convenir en alguna cosa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cocear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
De un hombre que guardara asnos, caballos y bueyes, dirían, si se le pareciera, que era un mal guardián, si aquellos animales vueltos feroces entre sus manos cocearan, mordieran y dieran cornadas.
Synonyms
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.