cochinillo

[kot͡ʃiˈniʝo]

/[kot͡ʃiˈniʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“cochinillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,651
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carne del lechón y platos que se cocinan con ella.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cochinillo · cochinillo · Spanish

cochinillo · rank #88,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,651
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clonazepam

Nearest frequency peer: clonazepam (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cochinillo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cochinillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cochinillo
PropertyValue
Headwordcochinillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kot͡ʃiˈniʝo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cochinillo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cochinillocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “clonazepam” (#88,650), “cocines” (#88,652), “codearse” (#88,653). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cochinillo” va en #88,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cochinillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,651 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kot͡ʃiˈniʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carne del lechón y platos que se cocinan con ella.".

Zero misspellings are on record for cochinillo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cochinillo, spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carne del lechón y platos que se cocinan con ella.

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 "cochinillo"?
"cochinillo" is spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kot͡ʃiˈniʝo].
What does "cochinillo" mean?
As a noun, "cochinillo" means: Carne del lechón y platos que se cocinan con ella.
How do you pronounce "cochinillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cochinillo" is [kot͡ʃiˈniʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cochinillo" come from?
"cochinillo" 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 "cochinillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list