cocoricó

/kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/

//kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ// intj

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The verdict

“cocoricó” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #73,064 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,064
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que cocorocó

Key facts for cocoricó
PropertyValue
Headwordcocoricó
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,064
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cocoricó” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cocoricó lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cocoricó is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #73,064 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "o mesmo que cocorocó".

cocoricó has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cocoricó, spelled C-O-C-O-R-I-C-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    o mesmo que cocorocó

This word in other languages

cock-a-doodle-doo(English)quiquiriquí(Español)cocorico(Français)kikeriki(Deutsch)

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 "cocoricó"?
"cocoricó" is spelled C-O-C-O-R-I-C-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is /kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/.
What does "cocoricó" mean?
As an interjection, "cocoricó" means: o mesmo que cocorocó
How do you pronounce "cocoricó"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocoricó" is /kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocoricó" come from?
"cocoricó" 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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Using “cocoricó”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-C-O-R-I-C-Ó - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kɔ.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/, /ko.kɔ.ɾiˈkɔ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list