coqueluche
[kokeˈlut͡ʃe]
The verdict
“coqueluche” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tosferina.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coqueluche |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kokeˈlut͡ʃe] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coqueluche” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coqueluche is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kokeˈlut͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
coqueluche has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is coqueluche, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-L-U-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Tosferina.
- 2Coquito.
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 “coqueluche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-Q-U-E-L-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kokeˈlut͡ʃe] (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.