cohibir

[kojˈβ̞iɾ]

/[kojˈβ̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“cohibir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer que alguien o algo esté limitado o intimidado para actuar, existir o desarrollarse con libertad.

Key facts for cohibir
PropertyValue
Headwordcohibir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kojˈβ̞iɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cohibir” sits in Spanish frequency

cohibir falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cohibir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kojˈβ̞iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer que alguien o algo esté limitado o intimidado para actuar, existir o desarrollarse con libertad.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cohibir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is cohibir, spelled C-O-H-I-B-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que alguien o algo esté limitado o intimidado para actuar, existir o desarrollarse con libertad.

Synonyms

coartarcoercercontenerintimidarlimitarrefrenarreprimirrestringir

This word in other languages

restrain(English)retenir(Français)coibir(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cohibir"?
"cohibir" is spelled C-O-H-I-B-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kojˈβ̞iɾ].
What does "cohibir" mean?
As a verb, "cohibir" means: Hacer que alguien o algo esté limitado o intimidado para actuar, existir o desarrollarse con libertad.
How do you pronounce "cohibir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cohibir" is [kojˈβ̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cohibir" come from?
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Using “cohibir”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-H-I-B-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kojˈβ̞iɾ] (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
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