cotillón

[kot̪iˈʝõn]

/[kot̪iˈʝõn]/ noun

The verdict

“cotillón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,195
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fiesta que se celebra en Nochevieja o el día de Reyes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cotillon · cotillón · Spanish

cotillón · rank #62,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,195
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cougar

Nearest frequency peer: cougar (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cotillón”

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 “cotillón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cotillón
PropertyValue
Headwordcotillón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kot̪iˈʝõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cotillón” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).cotillóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cougar” (#62,196), “cow” (#62,197), “cosiendo” (#62,192). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cotillón” va en #62,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cotillón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,195 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kot̪iˈʝõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

cotillón has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cotillón, spelled C-O-T-I-L-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fiesta que se celebra en Nochevieja o el día de Reyes.
  2. 2
    Tipo de baile proveniente de Francia inventado alrededor de 1700 para ser bailado por parejas de a cuatro formando un especie de cuadrado; se ejecutaba en los bailes de sociedad.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de insumos que se utilizan específicamente en las fiestas de cumpleaños, especialmente en los cumpleaños infantiles.
  4. 4
    Local o negocio en donde se venden artículos de cotillón₃.

Synonyms

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 "cotillón"?
"cotillón" is spelled C-O-T-I-L-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kot̪iˈʝõn].
What does "cotillón" mean?
As a noun, "cotillón" means: Fiesta que se celebra en Nochevieja o el día de Reyes.
How do you pronounce "cotillón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotillón" is [kot̪iˈʝõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotillón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list