cookie

[ˈkuki]

/[ˈkuki]/ noun

The verdict

“cookie” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #32,581 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#32,581
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fragmento de información que se almacena en el disco duro del visitante de una página web a través de su navegador, a petición del servidor de la página con el fin de recolectar información sobre e...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cookie vs cookies
86% similar
cookie vs cook
67% similar
cookie vs confíe
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cookie
PropertyValue
Headwordcookie
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkuki]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,581
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cookie” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cookie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for cookie is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkuki]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,581 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Fragmento de información que se almacena en el disco duro del visitante de una página web a través de su navegador, a petición del servidor de la página con el fin de recolectar información sobre e...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cookie, with forms such as "ccookie", "cokie", and "cokoie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cookies", "cook", "confíe", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cookie, spelled C-O-O-K-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fragmento de información que se almacena en el disco duro del visitante de una página web a través de su navegador, a petición del servidor de la página con el fin de recolectar información sobre el usuario.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccookie,cokie,cokoie,cooike,cookei,cookkie,ocokie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cookie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccookie1cokie1cokoie2cooike2cookei2cookkie1ocokie2
Edit distance from "cookie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cookie"?
"cookie" is spelled C-O-O-K-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkuki].
What does "cookie" mean?
As a noun, "cookie" means: Fragmento de información que se almacena en el disco duro del visitante de una página web a través de su navegador, a petición del servidor de la página con el fin de recolectar información sobre e...
What words are commonly confused with "cookie"?
"cookie" is commonly confused with "cookies", "cook", "confíe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cookie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cookie" is [ˈkuki]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cookie" come from?
"cookie" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “cookie”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-O-K-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkuki] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cookies” - see the side-by-side comparison. cookie vs cookies
  • 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