cojear
[koxeˈaɾ]
The verdict
“cojear” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Andar inclinando el cuerpo más a un lado que a otro, por no poder sentar con regularidad e igualdad ambos pies.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cojear · cojear · Spanish
cojear · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cojear |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [koxeˈaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cojear” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cojear is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [koxeˈaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cojear in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cojear, spelled C-O-J-E-A-R.
Definition
- 1Andar inclinando el cuerpo más a un lado que a otro, por no poder sentar con regularidad e igualdad ambos pies.
- 2Moverse una mesa o cualquiera otro mueble, por tener algún pie más o menos largo que los demás, o por desigualdad del piso.
- 3Faltar a la rectitud en algunas ocasiones.
- 4Adolecer de algún vicio o defecto.
Synonyms
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.