kokettieren
[kokɛˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“kokettieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich anderen aufreizend, erregend präsentieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-kokettieren · kokettieren · German
kokettieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kokettieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kokɛˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kokettieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kokettieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [kokɛˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kokettieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is kokettieren, spelled K-O-K-E-T-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich anderen aufreizend, erregend präsentieren
- 2mit einem Plan, einer Idee spielen
- 3durch vorgespielte Angaben gefallen wollen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kokettieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie kokettierte mit allen Bargästen.
Er kokettierte mit dem Plan, verwarf ihn dann aber wieder.
Antonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.