koi
[ˈkoj]
The verdict
“koi” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,938 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #63,938
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cyprinus carpio koi) Cualquiera de las subespecies de la carpa que fueron desarrolladas en Asia por selección. Son los peces ornamentales más difundidos en estanques de jardines privados y parques...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | koi |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoj] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #63,938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “koi” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for koi is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkoj]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,938 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Cyprinus carpio koi) Cualquiera de las subespecies de la carpa que fueron desarrolladas en Asia por selección. Son los peces ornamentales más difundidos en estanques de jardines privados y parques...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for koi, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is koi, spelled K-O-I.
Definition
- 1(Cyprinus carpio koi) Cualquiera de las subespecies de la carpa que fueron desarrolladas en Asia por selección. Son los peces ornamentales más difundidos en estanques de jardines privados y parques públicos de todo el mundo.
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 “koi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is K-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkoj] (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.