rococó

[rokoˈko]

/[rokoˈko]/ noun

The verdict

“rococó” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,622 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,622
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Movimiento artístico nacido en Francia, que se desarrolla de forma progresiva entre los años 1730 y 1760, aproximadamente. Se caracteriza por el gusto por los colores luminosos, suaves y claros. Pr...

Corpus desk

Index ES-rococo · rococó · Spanish

rococó · rank #62,622 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,622
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH rhythm

Nearest frequency peer: rhythm (-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 “rococó”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rococó
PropertyValue
Headwordrococó
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rokoˈko]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,622
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rococó” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rococócae 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: “rhythm” (#62,621), “rompamos” (#62,625), “retransmitido” (#62,617). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rococó” va en #62,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rococó is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,622 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [rokoˈko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Movimiento artístico nacido en Francia, que se desarrolla de forma progresiva entre los años 1730 y 1760, aproximadamente. Se caracteriza por el gusto por los colores luminosos, suaves y claros. Pr...".

No misspelling variants are generated for rococó in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 rococó, spelled R-O-C-O-C-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Movimiento artístico nacido en Francia, que se desarrolla de forma progresiva entre los años 1730 y 1760, aproximadamente. Se caracteriza por el gusto por los colores luminosos, suaves y claros. Predominan las formas inspiradas en la naturaleza, la mitología, la representación de los cuerpos desnudos, el arte oriental y especialmente los temas galantes y amorosos.

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 "rococó"?
"rococó" is spelled R-O-C-O-C-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [rokoˈko].
What does "rococó" mean?
As a noun, "rococó" means: Movimiento artístico nacido en Francia, que se desarrolla de forma progresiva entre los años 1730 y 1760, aproximadamente. Se caracteriza por el gusto por los colores luminosos, suaves y claros. Pr...
How do you pronounce "rococó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rococó" is [rokoˈko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rococó" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list