coati
\kɔ.a.ti\
The verdict
“coati” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mammifère carnassier et omnivore de la famille des Procyonidés qui vit dans les forêts du Mexique jusqu’en Amérique du Sud, au corps mince recouvert d’un pelage touffu marron gris, au museau pointu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coati |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.a.ti\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coati” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coati is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.a.ti\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mammifère carnassier et omnivore de la famille des Procyonidés qui vit dans les forêts du Mexique jusqu’en Amérique du Sud, au corps mince recouvert d’un pelage touffu marron gris, au museau pointu...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for coati, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coati, spelled C-O-A-T-I.
Definition
- 1Mammifère carnassier et omnivore de la famille des Procyonidés qui vit dans les forêts du Mexique jusqu’en Amérique du Sud, au corps mince recouvert d’un pelage touffu marron gris, au museau pointu terminé par une petite trompe mobile, à la queue longue et annelée (nom scientifique : Nasua nasua).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “coati”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-A-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.a.ti\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.