coiffeur
/kwɑˈfɚ/noun, verb
coiffeur is spelled C-O-I-F-F-E-U-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coiffeur means “A male hairdresser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coiffeur is coiffeurs.
How many letters and syllables are in coiffeur?
| Letters | 8: C-O-I-F-F-E-U-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is coiffeur?
Coiffeur appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce coiffeur?
- UK /kwɑˈfəː/
- US /kwɑˈfɚ/
Coiffeur has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with coiffeur?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coiffeur from its last stressed vowel (/əɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: coiffure.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of coiffeur
- coiffeurs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- coiffeuring participle, present
- coiffeured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coiffeur mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male hairdresser.
verb
- 1
To cut or style hair
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coiffeur come from?
Borrowed from French coiffeur, from coiffer, from Old French coife, from Late Latin cofia (“cap”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).