coasser
\kɔ.a.se\
The verdict
“coasser” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Pousser le cri particulier à leur espèce, en parlant des grenouilles ou des crapauds.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coasser · coasser · French
coasser · 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 | coasser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ.a.se\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coasser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coasser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ.a.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coasser, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coasser, spelled C-O-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Pousser le cri particulier à leur espèce, en parlant des grenouilles ou des crapauds.
- 2Pousser des cris d’orfraie, en parlant d’humains.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dehors, les crapauds coassaient à un rythme régulier. »
Mais j’entends encore coasser les grenouilles du Portique. « Rien, disent les stoïciens, n’est plus déplorable que la démence. »
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.