koi
[ˈkoj]
The verdict
“koi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,938 among 248 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,938
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 248
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...
Corpus desk
Index ES-koi · koi · Spanish
koi · rank #63,938 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,938
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 248
- PHOTO-FINISH known
Nearest frequency peer: known (-1 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 “koi”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- kindergarten
kindergarten
36,067 corpus weight
- klara
klara
36,065 corpus weight
- known
known
36,064 corpus weight
- koi
koi
36,063 corpus weight
- Kursk
Kursk
36,061 corpus weight
- laminar
laminar
36,059 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “koi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “koi” en español
Rare enough to double-check
koi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,938 among 248 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkoj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(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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