cahoteux
\ka.ɔ.tø\
The verdict
“cahoteux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui provoque des cahots.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cahoteux · cahoteux · French
cahoteux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cahoteux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.ɔ.tø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cahoteux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.ɔ.tø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cahoteux, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cahoteux, spelled C-A-H-O-T-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Qui provoque des cahots.
- 2Semé d’embuches provoquant des hauts et des bas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cahoteux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une route cahoteuse.
À Chartres, un fiacre cahoteux, un tape-cul invraisemblable, nous conduisit au champ d’aviation.
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.