bécoter
\be.kɔ.te\
The verdict
“bécoter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire un ou des bécots, embrasser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-becoter · bécoter · French
bécoter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bécoter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \be.kɔ.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bécoter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
bécoter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \be.kɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire un ou des bécots, embrasser.".
bécoter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bécoter, spelled B-É-C-O-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire un ou des bécots, embrasser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bécoter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle ne se lassait point de bécoter sa belle-sœur, qu’elle désirait accaparer.
Les amoureux qui se bécotent sur les bancs publics, Bancs publics, bancs publics, En se disant des « Je t’aime » pathétiques, Ont des petites gueules bien sympathiques !
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.