coto

/ˈko.tʊ/

//ˈko.tʊ// adj

The verdict

“coto” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,424 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,424
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que está sem dedos, sem mãos, maneta

Corpus desk

Index PT-coto · coto · Portuguese

coto · rank #50,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,424
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH criticismo

Nearest frequency peer: criticismo (+4 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 “coto”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coto
PropertyValue
Headwordcoto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈko.tʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “coto” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).cotocai 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: “criticismo” (#50,428), “cádmio” (#50,433), “declamação” (#50,438). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “coto” fica em #50,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coto is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,424 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈko.tʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que está sem dedos, sem mãos, maneta".

No misspelling variants are generated for coto in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is coto, spelled C-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está sem dedos, sem mãos, maneta

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 "coto"?
"coto" is spelled C-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈko.tʊ/.
What does "coto" mean?
As an adjective, "coto" means: que está sem dedos, sem mãos, maneta
How do you pronounce "coto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coto" is /ˈko.tʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coto" come from?
"coto" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list