cuoco

/ˈkwɔko/

//ˈkwɔko// noun

The verdict

“cuoco” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #81,121 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,121
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - cozinheiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-cuoco · cuoco · Portuguese

cuoco · rank #81,121 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,121
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH convencionalm…

Nearest frequency peer: convencionalmente (-11 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 “cuoco”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cuoco
PropertyValue
Headwordcuoco
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkwɔko/
Letters5
Frequency rank#81,121
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cuoco” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cuococai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “convencionalmente” (#81,110), “dativo” (#81,133), “deny” (#81,140). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cuoco” fica em #81,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cuoco is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #81,121 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwɔko/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "cozinheiro".

Zero misspellings are on record for cuoco in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 cuoco, spelled C-U-O-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    cozinheiro

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 "cuoco"?
"cuoco" is spelled C-U-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkwɔko/.
What does "cuoco" mean?
As a noun, "cuoco" means: cozinheiro
How do you pronounce "cuoco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuoco" is /ˈkwɔko/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list