coitus interruptus
[ˈkojt̪us ĩn̪t̪eˈrupt̪us]
The verdict
“coitus interruptus” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Método de anticoncepción, en el cual el pene se retira de la vagina antes de la eyaculación.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coitus interruptus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkojt̪us ĩn̪t̪eˈrupt̪us] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coitus interruptus” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coitus interruptus is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkojt̪us ĩn̪t̪eˈrupt̪us]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Método de anticoncepción, en el cual el pene se retira de la vagina antes de la eyaculación.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coitus interruptus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is coitus interruptus, spelled C-O-I-T-U-S- -I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Método de anticoncepción, en el cual el pene se retira de la vagina antes de la eyaculación.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “coitus interruptus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-I-T-U-S- -I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkojt̪us ĩn̪t̪eˈrupt̪us] (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.