cóclea
[ˈkoklea]
The verdict
“cóclea” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema auditivo de los mamíferos.
Corpus desk
Index ES-coclea · cóclea · Spanish
cóclea · 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 | cóclea |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoklea] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cóclea” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cóclea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoklea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.