cooptación

[koopt̪aˈsjõn]

/[koopt̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“cooptación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,685 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,685
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cooptar.

Key facts for cooptación
PropertyValue
Headwordcooptación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koopt̪aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cooptación” 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). cooptación 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

cooptación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,685 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koopt̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de cooptar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cooptación, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is cooptación, spelled C-O-O-P-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cooptar.

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 "cooptación"?
"cooptación" is spelled C-O-O-P-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [koopt̪aˈsjõn].
What does "cooptación" mean?
As a noun, "cooptación" means: Acción o efecto de cooptar.
How do you pronounce "cooptación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooptación" is [koopt̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cooptación" come from?
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Using “cooptación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-O-P-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koopt̪aˈsjõn] (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