cosa
Spanish, noun/ˈkosa/
cosa is spelled C-O-S-A (4 letters) and appears 339 times per million words in written Spanish, the 236th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cosa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “thing (object, concept)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of coser. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre con el que se puede designar un objeto real o imaginario, una abstracción o un concepto sin tener que…”.
What does cosa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininething (object, concept)
- 2
feminineinformalthing (living being)
*ve un gato* ay, qué cosita tan linda!
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre con el que se puede designar un objeto real o imaginario, una abstracción o un concepto sin tener que definirlo o nombrarlo. 2. En el Derecho Privado, se refiere al objeto de la relación jurídica, que puede ser un bien, un derecho o incluso una obligación, en la que además intervendrán personas, siendo éstas los sujetos de tal relación. 3. Objeto inanimado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cosa
- cosas plural
- coso alternative dialectal
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cosa?
- /ˈkosa/
- [ˈko.sa]
- [ˈkosa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cosa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cosa in Spanish?
cosa appears 339 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).