cotarro
[koˈt̪aro]
The verdict
“cotarro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,858 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,858
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Declive de un barranco.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cotarro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈt̪aro] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cotarro” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cotarro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,858 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈt̪aro]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cotarro, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 cotarro, spelled C-O-T-A-R-R-O.
Definition
- 1Declive de un barranco.
- 2Grupo de personas, generalmente amigos, compañeros de trabajo, etc. en estado de agitación. Se utiliza principalmente en expresiones informales tales como "animar el cotarro" u otras.
- 3Lugar donde se daba albergue a personas sin hogar.
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 “cotarro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-T-A-R-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koˈt̪aro] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.