coche
[ˈkot͡ʃe]
The verdict
“coche” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,566 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,566
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carruaje con dos o, más comúnmente, cuatro ruedas, destinado al transporte de personas que pueden ir cómodamente sentadas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkot͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coche” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for coche is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkot͡ʃe]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,566 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for coche, with forms such as "ccoche", "ccohe", and "cocche". 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, "come", "coco", "cole", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is coche, spelled C-O-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Carruaje con dos o, más comúnmente, cuatro ruedas, destinado al transporte de personas que pueden ir cómodamente sentadas.
- 2Vehículo de cuatro ruedas, propulsado por un motor, destinado al transporte individual o familiar.
- 3Cada una de las unidades que componen un tren, destinadas al transporte de mercancías o de pasajeros y que son arrastradas por las locomotoras.
- 4Cada una de las unidades que componen un tranvía.
- 5Vehículo pequeño de cuatro ruedas destinado a proteger y transportar a un bebé o niño muy pequeño.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccoche,ccohe,cocche,coceh,cochhe,cohce,ocche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “coche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkot͡ʃe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “come” - see the side-by-side comparison. coche vs come
- 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.