Cochinchina

noun

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 September 3, 2026) - nome histórico da região que compreende o sul do Vietnã e parte do Camboja

Corpus desk

Index PT-cochinchina · Cochinchina · Portuguese

Cochinchina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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 Cochinchina
PropertyValue
HeadwordCochinchina
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Cochinchina” em português

Cochinchinanão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Quem dera esperasse um trem cheio delas, das vacinas, qualquer uma, mesmo as da Cochinchina

Synonyms

onde Judas perdeu as botascu do mundo

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list