cochino

[koˈt͡ʃino]

/[koˈt͡ʃino]/ noun

The verdict

“cochino” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,702
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cochino · cochino · Spanish

cochino · rank #31,702 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,702
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chingados

Nearest frequency peer: chingados (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “cochino”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “cochino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cochino vs cocina
71% similar
cochino vs cocido
71% similar
cochino vs cocino
86% similar

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

Key facts for cochino
PropertyValue
Headwordcochino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈt͡ʃino]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,702
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cochino”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cochinocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “chingados” (#31,701), “cogemos” (#31,703), “cognitivas” (#31,704). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cochino” va en #31,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cochino (IPA [koˈt͡ʃino]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,702 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cochino, with forms such as "ccochino", "ccohino", and "cocchino". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "cocina", "cocido", "cocino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cochino, spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que en su forma salvaje se conoce como jabalí
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier animal del género Sus

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccochino
  • ccohino
  • cocchino
  • cochhino
  • cochinno
  • cochion
  • cochnio
  • cocihno
  • cohcino
  • occhino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cochino - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccochino1ccohino2cocchino1cochhino1cochinno1cochion2cochnio2cocihno2
Edit distance from "cochino"

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 "cochino"?
"cochino" is spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈt͡ʃino].
What does "cochino" mean?
As a noun, "cochino" means: (Sus scrofa domesticus) Animal mamífero, artiodáctilo, de cuerpo robusto y piel gruesa, domesticado desde la Antigüedad para aprovechar su carne y su cuero. Es una variedad de la misma especie que ...
What words are commonly confused with "cochino"?
"cochino" is commonly confused with "cocina", "cocido", "cocino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cochino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cochino" is [koˈt͡ʃino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cochino" come from?
"cochino" 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 "cochino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list