cóclea
[ˈkoklea]
The verdict
“cóclea” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema auditivo de los mamíferos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cóclea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoklea] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cóclea” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cóclea is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoklea]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema auditivo de los mamíferos.".
cóclea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cóclea, spelled C-Ó-C-L-E-A.
Definition
- 1Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema auditivo de los mamíferos.
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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.
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Using “cóclea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-Ó-C-L-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoklea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.