cotonete

[kot̪oˈnet̪e]

/[kot̪oˈnet̪e]/ noun

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The verdict

“cotonete” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palillo con una o dos puntas cubiertas de algodón que se utiliza en medicina para recoger muestras y, también, en cosmética e higiene personal.

Key facts for cotonete
PropertyValue
Headwordcotonete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kot̪oˈnet̪e]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cotonete” sits in Spanish frequency

cotonete falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cotonete is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kot̪oˈnet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palillo con una o dos puntas cubiertas de algodón que se utiliza en medicina para recoger muestras y, también, en cosmética e higiene personal.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cotonete, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cotonete, spelled C-O-T-O-N-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Palillo con una o dos puntas cubiertas de algodón que se utiliza en medicina para recoger muestras y, también, en cosmética e higiene personal.

Synonyms

cotonitohisopo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cotonete"?
"cotonete" is spelled C-O-T-O-N-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kot̪oˈnet̪e].
What does "cotonete" mean?
As a noun, "cotonete" means: Palillo con una o dos puntas cubiertas de algodón que se utiliza en medicina para recoger muestras y, también, en cosmética e higiene personal.
How do you pronounce "cotonete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotonete" is [kot̪oˈnet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotonete" come from?
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Using “cotonete”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-T-O-N-E-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kot̪oˈnet̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list