Cochinchina

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nome histórico da região que compreende o sul do Vietnã e parte do Camboja

Key facts for Cochinchina
PropertyValue
HeadwordCochinchina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cochinchina” sits in Portuguese frequency

Cochinchina falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Cochinchina is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Cochinchina, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is Cochinchina, spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-C-H-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    nome histórico da região que compreende o sul do Vietnã e parte do Camboja
  2. 2
    nome genérico para um local muito distante e indeterminado

Synonyms

onde Judas perdeu as botascu do mundo

This word in other languages

Cochin-China(English)Cochinchine(Français)Cochinchina(Deutsch)

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 "Cochinchina"?
"Cochinchina" is spelled C-O-C-H-I-N-C-H-I-N-A.
What does "Cochinchina" mean?
As a noun, "Cochinchina" means: nome histórico da região que compreende o sul do Vietnã e parte do Camboja
What language does "Cochinchina" come from?
"Cochinchina" is a Portuguese 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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Using “Cochinchina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-C-H-I-N-C-H-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list