coipo

[ˈkojpo]

/[ˈkojpo]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Myocastor coypus) Roedor equímido de hábitos acuáticos lejanamente parecido a la nutria, de gran talla, de hasta 10 kilos de peso, y con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un v...

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Index ES-coipo · coipo · Spanish

coipo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for coipo
PropertyValue
Headwordcoipo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkojpo]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “coipo” en español

coipoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

coipo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkojpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Myocastor coypus) Roedor equímido de hábitos acuáticos lejanamente parecido a la nutria, de gran talla, de hasta 10 kilos de peso, y con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un v...".

No misspelling variants are generated for coipo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 coipo, spelled C-O-I-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Myocastor coypus) Roedor equímido de hábitos acuáticos lejanamente parecido a la nutria, de gran talla, de hasta 10 kilos de peso, y con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un vello inferior de considerable valor comercial. Natural de Argentina y Chile. Es de hábitos nocturnos.

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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 "coipo"?
"coipo" is spelled C-O-I-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkojpo].
What does "coipo" mean?
As a noun, "coipo" means: (Myocastor coypus) Roedor equímido de hábitos acuáticos lejanamente parecido a la nutria, de gran talla, de hasta 10 kilos de peso, y con cola larga y escamosa. El áspero pelo superior recubre un v...
How do you pronounce "coipo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coipo" is [ˈkojpo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coipo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list