coteau
co·teau/kəˈtoʊ/noun
coteau is spelled C-O-T-E-A-U: 6 letters and 2 syllables (co·teau). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coteau means “A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coteau is coteaus or coteaux.
How many letters and syllables are in coteau?
| Letters | 6: C-O-T-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: co·teau |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 coteau?
Coteau appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 coteau?
- US /kəˈtoʊ/
Coteau has 2 syllables, split co·teau in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with coteau?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as coteau from its last stressed vowel (/oʊ/):
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 coteau
- coteaus plural
- coteaux plural
- côteau rare
- côteaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coteau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA hilly upland including the divide between two valleys.
- 2
CanadaUSThe side of a valley.
noun
- 1
rareRare form of coteau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does coteau come from?
From French coteau, from Old French costel, from Latin costa (“rib, side”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).