cotorra

[koˈt̪ora]

/[koˈt̪ora]/ noun

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The verdict

“cotorra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,179 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,179
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Psittacidae) Cualquiera de unas 350 especies de aves que habitan las áreas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Suelen tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las pl...

Key facts for cotorra
PropertyValue
Headwordcotorra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈt̪ora]
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cotorra” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cotorra lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cotorra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,179 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈt̪ora]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cotorra in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 cotorra, spelled C-O-T-O-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Psittacidae) Cualquiera de unas 350 especies de aves que habitan las áreas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Suelen tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las plumas de color verde o rojo. Se alimentan principalmente de frutos y semillas, que pueden triturar con sus picos curvos y fuertes; sus patas tienen cuatro dedos opuestos en pares y su cola es larga. Por la conformación de su lengua, muchas especies son capaces de imitar el lenguaje humano. Se crían como mascotas, pero también son perseguidos por los daños que causan en los cultivos.
  2. 2
    Urraca.

Synonyms

catalnica

This word in other languages

parrot(English)perroquet(Français)Papagei(Deutsch)papagaio(Português)

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 "cotorra"?
"cotorra" is spelled C-O-T-O-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈt̪ora].
What does "cotorra" mean?
As a noun, "cotorra" means: (Psittacidae) Cualquiera de unas 350 especies de aves que habitan las áreas tropicales y subtropicales de todo el mundo. Suelen tener el plumaje colorido, siendo frecuente en muchas especies las pl...
How do you pronounce "cotorra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotorra" is [koˈt̪ora]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotorra" come from?
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Using “cotorra”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-T-O-R-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [koˈt̪ora] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list