cogito

/ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/.

//ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/./ verb

The verdict

“cogito” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #74,589 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,589
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-cogito · cogito · Portuguese

cogito · rank #74,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,589
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH classicamente

Nearest frequency peer: classicamente (-5 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “cogito”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “cogito” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cogito
PropertyValue
Headwordcogito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/.
Letters6
Frequency rank#74,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cogito” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).cogitocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “classicamente” (#74,584), “compleição” (#74,595), “choroso” (#74,578). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cogito” fica em #74,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cogito is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #74,589 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/.. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pensar, refletir.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cogito in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is cogito, spelled C-O-G-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    pensar, refletir.

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 "cogito"?
"cogito" is spelled C-O-G-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/..
What does "cogito" mean?
As a verb, "cogito" means: pensar, refletir.
How do you pronounce "cogito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cogito" is /ˈkoː.ɡi.toː/.. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cogito" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list