cofre

/[ˈkofɾe]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,610

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cofre is aSpanishnoun. It means: Caja para guardar objetos de valor, construída en materiales resistentes y con un seguro o cerradura en la tapa. Por extensión otros contenedores similares. Pronounced [ˈkofɾe]. Often confused with cor and come.

Key facts for cofre
PropertyValue
Headwordcofre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkofɾe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,610
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cofre in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cofre is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkofɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,610 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for cofre, with forms such as "ccofre", "cfore", and "cofer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "come", "Coro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is cofre, spelled C-O-F-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caja para guardar objetos de valor, construída en materiales resistentes y con un seguro o cerradura en la tapa. Por extensión otros contenedores similares.
  2. 2
    Baúl del automóvil.
  3. 3
    Capó del automóvil.
  4. 4
    Caja usada para proteger y poder usar externamente una unidad de disco duro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccofre,cfore,cofer,coffre,cofrre,corfe,ocfre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cofre

Misspelling Variants of "cofre"

ccofre6cfore5cofer5coffre6cofrre6corfe5ocfre5
Misspelling Variants of "cofre"

Frequency rank: #22,610 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cofre"?
"cofre" is spelled C-O-F-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkofɾe].
What does "cofre" mean?
As a noun, "cofre" means: Caja para guardar objetos de valor, construída en materiales resistentes y con un seguro o cerradura en la tapa. Por extensión otros contenedores similares.
What words are commonly confused with "cofre"?
"cofre" is commonly confused with "cor", "come", "Coro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cofre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cofre" is [ˈkofɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cofre" come from?
"cofre" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.