coxis

[ˈkoksis]

/[ˈkoksis]/ noun

The verdict

“coxis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,868 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,868
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematan...

Corpus desk

Index ES-coxis · coxis · Spanish

coxis · rank #92,868 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,868
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH cotes

Nearest frequency peer: cotes (-2 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 “coxis”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coxis
PropertyValue
Headwordcoxis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkoksis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#92,868
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “coxis” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).coxiscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cotes” (#92,866), “cristalizada” (#92,870), “costase” (#92,865). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coxis” va en #92,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coxis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,868 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoksis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematan...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coxis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is coxis, spelled C-O-X-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematando la columna vertebral por su extremo basal.

This word in other languages

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 "coxis"?
"coxis" is spelled C-O-X-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkoksis].
What does "coxis" mean?
As a noun, "coxis" means: Hueso corto, impar, central y simétrico que en los primates se compone de las últimas cuatro o cinco vértebras, soldadas entre sí y formando un triángulo cuya base se articula con el sacro, rematan...
How do you pronounce "coxis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coxis" is [ˈkoksis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coxis" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list