cofia

[ˈkofja]

/[ˈkofja]/ noun

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The verdict

“cofia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,619 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,619
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gorra de encaje o blonda que usaban como antiguamente adorno las mujeres de buena posición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cofia · cofia · Spanish

cofia · rank #87,619 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,619
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colaborarán

Nearest frequency peer: colaborarán (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cofia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cofia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cofia
PropertyValue
Headwordcofia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkofja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cofia” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cofiacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “colaborarán” (#87,620), “claim” (#87,615), “comadrejas” (#87,623). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cofia” va en #87,619. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cofia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,619 among 8,288 “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

  1. 1
    Gorra de encaje o blonda que usaban como antiguamente adorno las mujeres de buena posición.
  2. 2
    Gorra acolchada que se llevaba debajo del yelmo para comodidad y protección.
  3. 3
    Gorra de tela, generalmente descartable, que con propósitos higiénicos se usa para recoger el cabello.
  4. 4
    Pequeña gorra abierta, habitualmente blanca, que se lleva como parte del uniforme de varias profesiones, en especial en su versión femenina.
  5. 5
    Cobertura cónica que rodea el ápice de la raíz.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. encontraron a una gruesa alemana de una cara tan redonda y alegre que parecía un sol cuyos rayos venían a ser los anchos volados de su cofia.
  2. Examinando con algún aumento el extremo de las raicillas de la cabellera radicular, se observa en la punta una especie de contera o cápsula de tejidos endurecidos, denominada como cofia o pilorriza, que la permite alargarse y penetrar en el terreno.

Synonyms

caliptrapilorriza

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 "cofia"?
"cofia" is spelled C-O-F-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkofja].
What does "cofia" mean?
As a noun, "cofia" means: Gorra de encaje o blonda que usaban como antiguamente adorno las mujeres de buena posición.
How do you pronounce "cofia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cofia" is [ˈkofja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cofia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

claim#87,615cieno#87,611chape#87,607capté#87,584

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list