coquille
noun
coquille is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-L-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coquille means “A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coquille is coquilles.
How many letters and syllables are in coquille?
| Letters | 8: C-O-Q-U-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 coquille?
Coquille appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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).
Forms of coquille
- coquilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coquille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
- 2
A scallop shell or a dish shaped like one, especially when used to serve the aforementioned food.
- 3
A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled.
noun
- 1
A member of a Native American people who historically lived in the Coquille River watershed and nearby coast south of Coos Bay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coquille come from?
Borrowed from French coquille. See also cockle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).