coqueiro

//ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,253

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

coqueiro is aPortuguesenoun. It means: palmeira cujo fruto é o coco, com um caule comprido e sem galhos, comum na região litorânea Pronounced /ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Often confused with coveiro and cordeiro.

Key facts for coqueiro
PropertyValue
Headwordcoqueiro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,253
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coqueiro in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for coqueiro is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,253 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for coqueiro, with forms such as "ccoqueiro", "coqeuiro", and "coqqueiro". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "coveiro", "cordeiro", "costeiro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is coqueiro, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-I-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    palmeira cujo fruto é o coco, com um caule comprido e sem galhos, comum na região litorânea
  2. 2
    casota na popa do barco rabelo

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoqueiro,coqeuiro,coqqueiro,coqueior,coqueirro,coquerio,coquiero,couqeiro,cqoueiro,ocqueiro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coqueiro

Misspelling Variants of "coqueiro"

ccoqueiro9coqeuiro8coqqueiro9coqueior8coqueirro9coquerio8coquiero8couqeiro8
Misspelling Variants of "coqueiro"

Frequency rank: #37,253 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coqueiro"?
"coqueiro" is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-I-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu/.
What does "coqueiro" mean?
As a noun, "coqueiro" means: palmeira cujo fruto é o coco, com um caule comprido e sem galhos, comum na região litorânea
What words are commonly confused with "coqueiro"?
"coqueiro" is commonly confused with "coveiro", "cordeiro", "costeiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coqueiro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coqueiro" is /ko.ˈkɐj.ɾu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coqueiro" come from?
"coqueiro" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.