coffee

/ˈkɒf.i/

//ˈkɒf.i// noun

The verdict

“coffee” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,111
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bebida hecha a base de granos de café.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

coffee vs cofre
67% similar
coffee vs confíe
67% similar
coffee vs cofres
67% similar

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

Key facts for coffee
PropertyValue
Headwordcoffee
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒf.i/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,111
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coffee” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coffee lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around coffee (IPA /ˈkɒf.i/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,111 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bebida hecha a base de granos de café.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for coffee, with forms such as "ccoffee", "cfofee", and "cofee". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cofre", "confíe", "cofres", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is coffee, spelled C-O-F-F-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bebida hecha a base de granos de café.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoffee
  • cfofee
  • cofee
  • cofefe
  • coffe
  • ocffee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coffee - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccoffee1cfofee2cofee1cofefe2coffe1ocffee2
Edit distance from "coffee"

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 "coffee"?
"coffee" is spelled C-O-F-F-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒf.i/.
What does "coffee" mean?
As a noun, "coffee" means: Bebida hecha a base de granos de café.
What words are commonly confused with "coffee"?
"coffee" is commonly confused with "cofre", "confíe", "cofres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coffee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coffee" is /ˈkɒf.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coffee" come from?
"coffee" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “coffee”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-F-F-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkɒf.i/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cofre” - see the side-by-side comparison. coffee vs cofre
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list