cotejo

[koˈt̪exo]

/[koˈt̪exo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cotejo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,291
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de cotejar (comparar dos o más cosas para apreciar sus semejanzas y diferencias).

Corpus desk

Index ES-cotejo · cotejo · Spanish

cotejo · rank #31,291 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,291
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cornudo

Nearest frequency peer: cornudo (-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 “cotejo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cotejo” 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).

cotejo vs cojo
67% similar
cotejo vs conejo
83% similar
cotejo vs conteo
67% similar

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

Key facts for cotejo
PropertyValue
Headwordcotejo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈt̪exo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,291
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cotejo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cotejocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cornudo” (#31,290), “course” (#31,292), “convencen” (#31,289). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cotejo” va en #31,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cotejo (IPA [koˈt̪exo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,291 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de cotejar (comparar dos o más cosas para apreciar sus semejanzas y diferencias).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cotejo, with forms such as "ccotejo", "coetjo", and "cotejjo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "cojo", "conejo", "conteo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cotejo, spelled C-O-T-E-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cotejar (comparar dos o más cosas para apreciar sus semejanzas y diferencias).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccotejo
  • coetjo
  • cotejjo
  • coteoj
  • cotjeo
  • cottejo
  • ctoejo
  • octejo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccotejo1coetjo2cotejjo1coteoj2cotjeo2cottejo1ctoejo2octejo2
Edit distance from "cotejo"

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 "cotejo"?
"cotejo" is spelled C-O-T-E-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈt̪exo].
What does "cotejo" mean?
As a noun, "cotejo" means: Acción o efecto de cotejar (comparar dos o más cosas para apreciar sus semejanzas y diferencias).
What words are commonly confused with "cotejo"?
"cotejo" is commonly confused with "cojo", "conejo", "conteo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cotejo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotejo" is [koˈt̪exo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotejo" come from?
"cotejo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

course#31,292cowboy#31,293dejase#31,305chabón#31,260

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Camps8 variantscamada8 variantsborrón8 variantsbesan8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list