coquetear

[koket̪eˈaɾ]

/[koket̪eˈaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“coquetear” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,671
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tratar de atraer la atención romántica o sexual de alguien, con frecuencia sin intención de un compromiso formal o por pura vanidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-coquetear · coquetear · Spanish

coquetear · rank #39,671 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,671
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corbeta

Nearest frequency peer: corbeta (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “coquetear”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “coquetear” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

coquetear vs coqueteo
78% similar
coquetear vs coqueta
78% similar

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

Key facts for coquetear
PropertyValue
Headwordcoquetear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[koket̪eˈaɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#39,671
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “coquetear”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.coquetearcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “corbeta” (#39,672), “convenido” (#39,669), “Corinto” (#39,673). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coquetear” va en #39,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around coquetear (IPA [koket̪eˈaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,671 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for coquetear, with forms such as "ccoquetear", "coqeutear", and "coqquetear". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "coqueteo", "coqueta", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is coquetear, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tratar de atraer la atención romántica o sexual de alguien, con frecuencia sin intención de un compromiso formal o por pura vanidad.
  2. 2
    Tratar de agradar, complacer o atraer la atención.
  3. 3
    Tener alguien interés o relación con un tema, asunto o actividad de un modo pasajero o sin comprometerse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coquetear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En las carreras automovilísticas se coquetea con la muerte.
  2. Muchos abogados coquetean con la política en su juventud, pero la abandonan en su madurez.

Synonyms

flirtear

This word in other languages

flirt(English)flirten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoquetear
  • coqeutear
  • coqquetear
  • coqueetar
  • coquetaer
  • coquetearr
  • coquetera
  • coquettear
  • coquteear
  • couqetear
  • cqouetear
  • ocquetear

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coquetear - 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.

ccoquetear1coqeutear2coqquetear1coqueetar2coquetaer2coquetearr1coquetera2coquettear1
Edit distance from "coquetear"

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 "coquetear"?
"coquetear" is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [koket̪eˈaɾ].
What does "coquetear" mean?
As a verb, "coquetear" means: Tratar de atraer la atención romántica o sexual de alguien, con frecuencia sin intención de un compromiso formal o por pura vanidad.
What words are commonly confused with "coquetear"?
"coquetear" is commonly confused with "coqueteo", "coqueta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coquetear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coquetear" is [koket̪eˈaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coquetear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coquetear", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convenido#39,669consistir#39,662confusion#39,659delegadas#39,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Cristián12 variantsconjugar12 variantscompilar12 variantsdesfalco12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list