coquet
/ˈkɒk.ɛt/
"coquet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coquet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A flirtatious female; a coquette.
Corpus desk
Index EN-coquet · coquet · English
coquet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | coquet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒk.ɛt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “coquet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
coquet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒk.ɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for coquet in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French coquet (“little cockerel”), from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (“masculine diminutive suffix”). The correct English form is coquet, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T.
Definition
- 1A flirtatious female; a coquette.
- 2A flirtatious male.
Etymology
Borrowed from French coquet (“little cockerel”), from coq (“cockerel”) + -et (“masculine diminutive suffix”).
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.