Kotillon
[ˈkɔtɪljɔ̃]
The verdict
“Kotillon” 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) - ein aus Frankreich stammender Gesellschaftstanz bzw. ein Tanzspiel mit Verlosung scherzhafter Geschenkartikel
Corpus desk
Index DE-kotillon · Kotillon · German
Kotillon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Kotillon |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɔtɪljɔ̃] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kotillon“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kotillon is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɔtɪljɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Kotillon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kotillon, spelled K-O-T-I-L-L-O-N.
Definition
- 1ein aus Frankreich stammender Gesellschaftstanz bzw. ein Tanzspiel mit Verlosung scherzhafter Geschenkartikel
- 2kurzer Unterrock einer bäuerlichen Tracht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kotillon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mitten im Kotillon kam Natascha, noch schwer atmend, nach Beendigung einer Tour auf ihren Platz zurück und wurde gleich darauf von einem neuen Kavalier aufgefordert.“
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.