kokett

[koˈkɛt]

/[koˈkɛt]/ adj

The verdict

“kokett” is uncommon German (frequency #81,755 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,755
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - darauf bedacht, anderen zu gefallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kokett · kokett · German

kokett · rank #81,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,755
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kompaktes

Nearest frequency peer: kompaktes (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „kokett“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „kokett“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kokett
PropertyValue
Headwordkokett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[koˈkɛt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „kokett“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).kokettfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kompaktes“ (#81,759), „Kleinbürger“ (#81,750), „Konfirmanden“ (#81,760). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kokett“ bei #81,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kokett is uncommon German at frequency #81,755 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [koˈkɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for kokett, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 kokett, spelled K-O-K-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    darauf bedacht, anderen zu gefallen
  2. 2
    verführerisch
  3. 3
    von einem gekünstelten Verhalten geprägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kokett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „So kam meine Bitte als Wunsch nach Strapsen und Spitzen und erotischer Extravaganz an, und wenn sie erfüllt wurde, geschah es in koketter Pose. Das war es nicht, wovon ich meine Augen nicht hatte lassen können.“
  2. „Ihre Spiellust und ihr koketter Charme wirken auf den Komponisten unwiderstehlich. Er fühlt sich auf einmal mit ihr seelenverwandt und zu einem Hymnus auf die Musik animiert.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kokett"?
"kokett" is spelled K-O-K-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈkɛt].
What does "kokett" mean?
As an adjective, "kokett" means: darauf bedacht, anderen zu gefallen
How do you pronounce "kokett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kokett" is [koˈkɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kokett" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list