cócegas

/ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/

//ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ// noun

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The verdict

“cócegas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,264
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sensação particular que provoca deleite, riso, irritação ou movimentos convulsivos, causada por toques ou fricções leves e repetidas em alguns pontos da pele ou das mucosas

Corpus desk

Index PT-cocegas · cócegas · Portuguese

cócegas · rank #25,264 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,264
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH democraticame…

Nearest frequency peer: democraticamente (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cócegas”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cócegas” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cócegas vs colega
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cócegas
PropertyValue
Headwordcócegas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,264
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cócegas”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cócegascai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “democraticamente” (#25,265), “contingência” (#25,255), “consistentemente” (#25,251). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cócegas” fica em #25,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around cócegas (IPA /ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,264 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for cócegas, with forms such as "ccócegas", "ccóegas", and "cóccegas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "colega", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is cócegas, spelled C-Ó-C-E-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sensação particular que provoca deleite, riso, irritação ou movimentos convulsivos, causada por toques ou fricções leves e repetidas em alguns pontos da pele ou das mucosas
  2. 2
    desejo, tentação
  3. 3
    impaciência
  4. 4
    manhas do cavalo

Synonyms

coscascosquinhascóxegas

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccócegas
  • ccóegas
  • cóccegas
  • cóceags
  • cócegass
  • cóceggas
  • cócegsa
  • cócgeas
  • cóecgas
  • óccegas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cócegas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccócegas1ccóegas2cóccegas1cóceags2cócegass1cóceggas1cócegsa2cócgeas2
Edit distance from "cócegas"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cócegas"?
"cócegas" is spelled C-Ó-C-E-G-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/.
What does "cócegas" mean?
As a noun, "cócegas" means: sensação particular que provoca deleite, riso, irritação ou movimentos convulsivos, causada por toques ou fricções leves e repetidas em alguns pontos da pele ou das mucosas
What words are commonly confused with "cócegas"?
"cócegas" is commonly confused with "colega". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cócegas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cócegas" is /ˈkɔ.sɨ.ɡɐʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cócegas" come from?
"cócegas" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encosto#25,290ervilha#25,295estimar#25,300capelão#25,222

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

assentar10 variantszumbido10 variantsorquídea10 variantspermuta10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list