coco

[ˈkoko]

/[ˈkoko]/ noun

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The verdict

“coco” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,497. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,497
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cocos nucifera) Palmera pantropical, única de su género, que crece en hábitats arenosos y salinos. Alcanza los 30 m de altura, con hojas pinnadas de hasta 6 m de largo. Se aprovecha extensamente, ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-coco · coco · Spanish

coco · rank #6,497 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,497
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerebral

Nearest frequency peer: cerebral (-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 “coco”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “coco” 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).

coco vs con
50% similar
coco vs com
50% similar
coco vs col
50% similar

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

Key facts for coco
PropertyValue
Headwordcoco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoko]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,497
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “coco”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cococae 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 “cerebral” (#6,496), “compleja” (#6,498), “camioneta” (#6,495). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coco” va en #6,497. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around coco (IPA [ˈkoko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,497 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for coco, with forms such as "ccoco", "ccoo", and "cocco". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "con", "com", "col", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is coco, spelled C-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cocos nucifera) Palmera pantropical, única de su género, que crece en hábitats arenosos y salinos. Alcanza los 30 m de altura, con hojas pinnadas de hasta 6 m de largo. Se aprovecha extensamente, utilizándose la fibra de sus hojas para fuertes tejidos y sobre todo la pulpa de su fruto, una drupa fibrosa, en alimentación.
  2. 2
    Fruta de esta palmera, de forma esférica y superficie castaño oscuro, de la que se aprovecha tanto el mesocarpo fibroso como la semilla, blanca y dulce, que se come fresca o se seca y prensa para producir copra. El líquido que el fruto verde guarda en su interior se bebe como refresco.
  3. 3
    Figurativamente, cabeza del ser humano.
  4. 4
    Figura fantasmal de las leyendas portuguesas, que figura ostensiblemente en las historias moralizantes contadas a los niños.
  5. 5
    Gónada del animal macho, que produce el esperma.
  6. 6
    Insecto coleóptero.
  7. 7
    Seno de la mujer.
  8. 8
    Coscorrón, golpe dado en la cabeza con los nudillos.
  9. 9
    Genitales de la mujer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Que estés tan loco Te juro que yo no entiendo Me hace muy mal al coco Y te sigo queriendo

Synonyms

cocoterobolacojónhuevopelotatestículocongorocho

This word in other languages

coco palm(English)cocotier(Français)Kokospalme(Deutsch)coqueiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoco
  • ccoo
  • cocco
  • cooc
  • occo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoco1ccoo2cocco1cooc2occo2
Edit distance from "coco"

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 "coco"?
"coco" is spelled C-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoko].
What does "coco" mean?
As a noun, "coco" means: (Cocos nucifera) Palmera pantropical, única de su género, que crece en hábitats arenosos y salinos. Alcanza los 30 m de altura, con hojas pinnadas de hasta 6 m de largo. Se aprovecha extensamente, ...
What words are commonly confused with "coco"?
"coco" is commonly confused with "con", "com", "col". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coco" is [ˈkoko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bici#6,493your#6,477ford#6,532home#6,544

Similar misspelling depth

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

rollo5 variantspapi5 variantshalla5 variantsrata5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list