cóclea
Spanish, noun/ˈkoklea/
cóclea is spelled C-Ó-C-L-E-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish, the 163,697th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cóclea is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema…”.
What does cóclea mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estructura en forma de tubo enrollado en espiral, situada en el oído interno. Forma parte del sistema auditivo de los mamíferos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cóclea
- cócleas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cóclea?
- /ˈkoklea/
- [ˈko.kle.a]
- [ˈkoklea]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cóclea
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cóclea in Spanish?
cóclea appears about once in every 20 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).