à la noix de coco

\a la nwa də kɔ.ko\

/\a la nwa də kɔ.ko\/ adj

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.

Key facts for à la noix de coco
PropertyValue
Headwordà la noix de coco
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a la nwa də kɔ.ko\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « à la noix de coco » en français

à la noix de cocoreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Qui n’a aucun intérêt ; qui est sans valeur, médiocre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how à la noix de coco appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "à la noix de coco"?
"à la noix de coco" is spelled À- -L-A- -N-O-I-X- -D-E- -C-O-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is \a la nwa də kɔ.ko\.
What does "à la noix de coco" mean?
As an adjective, "à la noix de coco" means: Qui n’a aucun intérêt ; qui est sans valeur, médiocre.
How do you pronounce "à la noix de coco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "à la noix de coco" is \a la nwa də kɔ.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "à la noix de coco" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list