bicoque

\bi.kɔk\

/\bi.kɔk\/ noun

The verdict

“bicoque” is uncommon French (frequency #66,537 among 4,251 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,537
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très petite maison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bicoque · bicoque · French

bicoque · rank #66,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,537
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bex

Nearest frequency peer: Bex (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « bicoque »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « bicoque » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bicoque
PropertyValue
Headwordbicoque
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bi.kɔk\
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bicoque » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).bicoquetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Bex » (#66,536), « bidules » (#66,538), « bestialité » (#66,535). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bicoque » est au #66,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bicoque is uncommon French at frequency #66,537 among 4,251 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \bi.kɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

bicoque has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bicoque, spelled B-I-C-O-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très petite maison.
  2. 2
    Maison.
  3. 3
    Petite ville ou place de peu d’importance et de peu de défense.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bicoque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cette chancelante bicoque bâtie en moellons était revêtue d'une couche de plâtre jauni, […].
  2. À une petite distance de la bicoque de Dieu le père, le Pape-Dieu rencontra une troupe folâtre de femmes et de jeunes filles, parées d’étoffes voyantes et bigarrées.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bicoque"?
"bicoque" is spelled B-I-C-O-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \bi.kɔk\.
What does "bicoque" mean?
As a noun, "bicoque" means: Très petite maison.
How do you pronounce "bicoque"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bicoque" is \bi.kɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bicoque", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list