calotin
\ka.lɔ.tɛ̃\
The verdict
“calotin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Ecclésiastique, clérical.
Corpus desk
Index FR-calotin · calotin · French
calotin · 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 "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 | calotin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ka.lɔ.tɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « calotin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
calotin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ka.lɔ.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for calotin, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is calotin, spelled C-A-L-O-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Ecclésiastique, clérical.
- 2Dévot, bigot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how calotin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il [Trouche] faisait sa toilette d'homme grave, essuyait de son visage marbré les hontes de la nuit, mettait une certaine cravate qui, selon son expression, lui donnait « l'air calotin ».
En effet, depuis la révolution de 1789, la localité est partagée entre, d’un côté les anticléricaux militants et de l’autre, les calotins tout aussi convaincus de leur bon droit.
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.