coito

/[ˈkojt̪o]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,814

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

coito is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes. Pronounced [ˈkojt̪o]. Often confused with coo and cómo.

Key facts for coito
PropertyValue
Headwordcoito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkojt̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,814
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for coito is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkojt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,814 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for coito, with forms such as "ccoito", "cioto", and "coiot". 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, "coo", "cómo", "coño", 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 coito, spelled C-O-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier forma de contacto sexual que implique la estimulación recíproca de los genitales o el ano.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoito,cioto,coiot,coitto,cotio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coito

Misspelling Variants of "coito"

ccoito6cioto5coiot5coitto6cotio5
Misspelling Variants of "coito"

Frequency rank: #30,814 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coito"?
"coito" is spelled C-O-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkojt̪o].
What does "coito" mean?
As a noun, "coito" means: Acto sexual, biológicamente funcional a la reproducción de los animales vertebrados, en que entran en contacto los genitales de los participantes.
What words are commonly confused with "coito"?
"coito" is commonly confused with "coo", "cómo", "coño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coito" is [ˈkojt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coito" come from?
"coito" 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.