cohabitación

[koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]

/[koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cohabitación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,753 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,753
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción de cohabitar.

Key facts for cohabitación
PropertyValue
Headwordcohabitación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cohabitación” 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). cohabitación lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

cohabitación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,753 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción de cohabitar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cohabitación in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cohabitación, spelled C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de cohabitar.

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 "cohabitación"?
"cohabitación" is spelled C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn].
What does "cohabitación" mean?
As a noun, "cohabitación" means: Acción de cohabitar.
How do you pronounce "cohabitación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cohabitación" is [koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cohabitación" come from?
"cohabitación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “cohabitación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-H-A-B-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koaβ̞it̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list