cocaína

\kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\

/\kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\/ noun

The verdict

“cocaína” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cocaïne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cocaina · cocaína · French

cocaína · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cocaína
PropertyValue
Headwordcocaína
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cocaína » en français

cocaínareste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cocaína is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cocaïne.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cocaína, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cocaína, spelled C-O-C-A-Í-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cocaïne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cocaína appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. O presidente assumiu o poder em novembro sob a promessa de resolver o crescente problema de segurança pública causado pela expansão de gangues de tráfico de droga que usam o Equador como rota para cocaína.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cocaína"?
"cocaína" is spelled C-O-C-A-Í-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\.
What does "cocaína" mean?
As a noun, "cocaína" means: Cocaïne.
How do you pronounce "cocaína"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocaína" is \kɔ.kɐ.ˈi.nɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocaína" come from?
"cocaína" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list