calot

\ka.lo\

/\ka.lo\/ noun

The verdict

“calot” is uncommon French (frequency #74,634 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,634
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite calotte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-calot · calot · French

calot · rank #74,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,634
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH calmars

Nearest frequency peer: calmars (-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 « calot »

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 « calot » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for calot
PropertyValue
Headwordcalot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.lo\
Letters5
Frequency rank#74,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « calot » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).calottombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « calmars » (#74,633), « camouflés » (#74,635), « calamars » (#74,632). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « calot » est au #74,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

calot is uncommon French at frequency #74,634 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.lo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for calot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is calot, spelled C-A-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petite calotte.
  2. 2
    Coiffure des soldats, de forme allongée, sans bords.
  3. 3
    Coiffure plate de drap portée par les étudiants, les conscrits, les anciens combattants, les membres de divers corps ou de diverses associations.
  4. 4
    Coiffe féminine en forme de bonnet ou de toque.
  5. 5
    Teigneux.
  6. 6
    Testicule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Calot d’enfant de chœur.
  2. Or j’eus comme voisin de lit un aumônier du genre fier et silencieux, qui s’équipait en musulman pour les tirailleurs marocains. Le croissant sur son calot était un beau sujet de plaisanterie.

Synonyms

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 "calot"?
"calot" is spelled C-A-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.lo\.
What does "calot" mean?
As a noun, "calot" means: Petite calotte.
How do you pronounce "calot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "calot" is \ka.lo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "calot" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list