cuckquean
/ˈkʌk.kwiːn/
"cuckquean" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cuckquean” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A woman who has an unfaithful husband.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cuckquean · cuckquean · English
cuckquean · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | cuckquean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌk.kwiːn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cuckquean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cuckquean is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌk.kwiːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
cuckquean doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of cuckold + quean (“disreputable woman”). The verb sense is derived from the noun sense. The correct English form is cuckquean, spelled C-U-C-K-Q-U-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1A woman who has an unfaithful husband.
- 2A woman who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cuckquean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ye make hir a cookqueane.
Yes, that's her name! His cuckquean she is; his wife she is not and never shall be!
Etymology
Blend of cuckold + quean (“disreputable woman”). The verb sense is derived from the noun sense.
This word in other languages
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.