cofia
[ˈkofja]
The verdict
“cofia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,619 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,619
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gorra de encaje o blonda que usaban como antiguamente adorno las mujeres de buena posición.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cofia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkofja] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,619 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cofia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cofia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,619 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkofja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cofia, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cofia, spelled C-O-F-I-A.
Definition
- 1Gorra de encaje o blonda que usaban como antiguamente adorno las mujeres de buena posición.
- 2Gorra acolchada que se llevaba debajo del yelmo para comodidad y protección.
- 3Gorra de tela, generalmente descartable, que con propósitos higiénicos se usa para recoger el cabello.
- 4Pequeña gorra abierta, habitualmente blanca, que se lleva como parte del uniforme de varias profesiones, en especial en su versión femenina.
- 5Cobertura cónica que rodea el ápice de la raíz.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “cofia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-F-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkofja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.