chochotte

\ʃɔ.ʃɔt\

/\ʃɔ.ʃɔt\/ noun

The verdict

“chochotte” is uncommon French (frequency #68,913 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,913
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garçon douillet, maniéré, efféminé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chochotte · chochotte · French

chochotte · rank #68,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,913
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chlamydia

Nearest frequency peer: chlamydia (-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 « chochotte »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chochotte
PropertyValue
Headwordchochotte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɔ.ʃɔt\
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « chochotte » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.chochottetombe 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: « chlamydia » (#68,912), « choquette » (#68,914), « christianisation » (#68,915). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « chochotte » est au #68,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chochotte is uncommon French at frequency #68,913 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɔ.ʃɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chochotte, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is chochotte, spelled C-H-O-C-H-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garçon douillet, maniéré, efféminé.
  2. 2
    Fille douillette, maniérée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je passerais pour une chochotte si je parlais de ma peur de l’école, si j’évoquais le nombre incalculable de fois où je suis trempé de sueur, pendant les cours.
  2. Je devenais une vraie chochotte. C'est dangereux d'être émotif comme ça, pour un gangster comme moi. Planté au milieu de la chambre d'enfant, j'admirais la collection de toutous sur le lit. Des peluches vertes, rouges, bleues, mauves. Même roses.

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); 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 "chochotte"?
"chochotte" is spelled C-H-O-C-H-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɔ.ʃɔt\.
What does "chochotte" mean?
As a noun, "chochotte" means: Garçon douillet, maniéré, efféminé.
How do you pronounce "chochotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chochotte" is \ʃɔ.ʃɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chochotte" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list