coiffeur
[kwa.fœʁ]
The verdict
“coiffeur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Friseur, Frisör
Corpus desk
Index DE-coiffeur · coiffeur · German
coiffeur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coiffeur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kwa.fœʁ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „coiffeur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
coiffeur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kwa.fœʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Friseur, Frisör".
coiffeur has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is coiffeur, spelled C-O-I-F-F-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Friseur, Frisör
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.