coipo

[ˈkojpo]

/[ˈkojpo]/ noun

The verdict

“coipo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...

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

Where “coipo” sits in Spanish frequency

coipo 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for coipo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkojpo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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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Using “coipo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-I-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkojpo] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list