cornucopia

[koɾnuˈkopja]

/[koɾnuˈkopja]/ noun

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The verdict

“cornucopia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,724 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,724
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Símbolo de prodigalidad. Originalmente se le representaba como cuerno de una cabra (la cabra Amaltea, por la ninfa homónima, pletórico de frutas y flores. Actualmente, una canasta de mimbre ha subs...

Corpus desk

Index ES-cornucopia · cornucopia · Spanish

cornucopia · rank #84,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,724
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH copropietarios

Nearest frequency peer: copropietarios (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cornucopia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cornucopia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cornucopia
PropertyValue
Headwordcornucopia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾnuˈkopja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cornucopia” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cornucopiacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “copropietarios” (#84,722), “corroboración” (#84,726), “corvina” (#84,727). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cornucopia” va en #84,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cornucopia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,724 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾnuˈkopja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Símbolo de prodigalidad. Originalmente se le representaba como cuerno de una cabra (la cabra Amaltea, por la ninfa homónima, pletórico de frutas y flores. Actualmente, una canasta de mimbre ha subs...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cornucopia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cornucopia, spelled C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Símbolo de prodigalidad. Originalmente se le representaba como cuerno de una cabra (la cabra Amaltea, por la ninfa homónima, pletórico de frutas y flores. Actualmente, una canasta de mimbre ha substituido al cuerno, y verduras y monedas han reemplazado a las flores.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La cornucopia o cuerno de la abundancia es uno de los cuernos del dios-río Aqueloo, metamorfoseado en toro, que le fue arrancado por Hércules, cuando luchaba contra él. Según otros, es un cuerno de la cabra con cuya leche la ninfa Amaltea amamantó a Júpiter en su niñez, cuando se ocultó de su padre, Saturno, para que no lo devorase. Se dice que Júpiter se…

Synonyms

cuerno de la abundancia

This word in other languages

cornucopia(English)corne d'abondance(Français)Füllhorn(Deutsch)

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 "cornucopia"?
"cornucopia" is spelled C-O-R-N-U-C-O-P-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾnuˈkopja].
What does "cornucopia" mean?
As a noun, "cornucopia" means: Símbolo de prodigalidad. Originalmente se le representaba como cuerno de una cabra (la cabra Amaltea, por la ninfa homónima, pletórico de frutas y flores. Actualmente, una canasta de mimbre ha subs...
How do you pronounce "cornucopia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cornucopia" is [koɾnuˈkopja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cornucopia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contagiada#84,715cruzándose#84,733cultivamos#84,735conformará#84,710

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list