coz
[ˈkos]
The verdict
“coz” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #72,630 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,630
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Patada que da un animal, en especial los artiodáctilos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkos] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #72,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for coz is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkos]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,630 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for coz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 coz, spelled C-O-Z.
Definition
- 1Patada que da un animal, en especial los artiodáctilos.
- 2Golpe de una persona, moviendo bruscamente el pie hacia atrás.
- 3Por extensión, movimiento brusco hacia atrás que dan las armas de fuego como reacción al disparo.
- 4Por sinécdoque, parte posterior del arma.
- 5Extremo inferior o más voluminoso de un árbol o madero.
- 6Acción o palabra ofensiva o injuriosa.
- 7Acción de volver el agua hacia atrás cuando su curso se ve obstaculizado.
- 8Parte baja de los masteleros.
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.
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Using “coz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkos] (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.