cooking

/ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/

//ˈkʊk.ɪŋ// noun

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The verdict

“cooking” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,181 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,181
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cocina.

Key facts for cooking
PropertyValue
Headwordcooking
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,181
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cooking” 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). cooking lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

cooking is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,181 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cooking, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cooking, spelled C-O-O-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cocina.
  2. 2
    Guisadera.
  3. 3
    Cocer.
  4. 4
    Sazón

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 "cooking"?
"cooking" is spelled C-O-O-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/.
What does "cooking" mean?
As a noun, "cooking" means: Cocina.
How do you pronounce "cooking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooking" is /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cooking" come from?
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Using “cooking”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-O-K-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkʊk.ɪŋ/ (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

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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