à la noix de coco
\a la nwa də kɔ.ko\
The verdict
“à la noix de coco” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’a aucun intérêt ; qui est sans valeur, médiocre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-la-noix-de-coco · à la noix de coco · French
à la noix de coco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | à la noix de coco |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \a la nwa də kɔ.ko\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à la noix de coco » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à la noix de coco is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a la nwa də kɔ.ko\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’a aucun intérêt ; qui est sans valeur, médiocre.".
Zero misspellings are on record for à la noix de coco in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is à la noix de coco, spelled À- -L-A- -N-O-I-X- -D-E- -C-O-C-O.
Definition
- 1Qui n’a aucun intérêt ; qui est sans valeur, médiocre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how à la noix de coco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La fille de Françoise, au contraire, parlait, se croyant une femme d’aujourd’hui et sortie des sentiers trop anciens, l’argot parisien et ne manquait aucune des plaisanteries adjointes. Françoise lui ayant dit que je venais de chez une princesse : « Ah ! sans doute une princesse à la noix de coco. »
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.