coquettish
adjective
coquettish is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-I-S-H: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, coquettish means “Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in coquettish?
| Letters | 10: C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is coquettish?
Coquettish appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd 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 coquettish?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-coquettish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coquettish
- more coquettish comparative
- most coquettish superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coquettish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coquettish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coquette |
| German | kokett, gefallsüchtig |
| Portuguese | coquete |
| Spanish | coqueto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does coquettish come from?
From coquett(e) + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).