cosmos
[ˈkosmos]
The verdict
“cosmos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #13,426 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,426
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mundo (conjunto de lo existente).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cosmos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkosmos] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cosmos” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cosmos is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkosmos]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,426 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cosmos, with forms such as "ccosmos", "comsos", and "cosmmos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coso", "costo", "costos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is cosmos, spelled C-O-S-M-O-S.
Definition
- 1Mundo (conjunto de lo existente).
- 2Espacio exterior al planeta Tierra.
- 3Género de compuestas, helianteas, coreopsidinas con cabezuelas pedunculadas bastante grandes, flores en la circunferencia purpurinas o rojas; son hierbas distribuídas en 15 o 20 especies de la América tropical, desde Bolivia y Arizona a las Antillas.
- 4Magistrados que en número de 10 fueron creados en Creta para contrabalancear el poder de los reyes. Su autoridad era semejante a la que ejercían los éforos de Esparta.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccosmos,comsos,cosmmos,cosmoss,cosmso,cosoms,cossmos,csomos,ocsmos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cosmos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “cosmos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-S-M-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkosmos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coso” - see the side-by-side comparison. cosmos vs coso
- 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.