cocassement

\kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“cocassement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière cocasse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cocassement · cocassement · French

cocassement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for cocassement
PropertyValue
Headwordcocassement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cocassement » en français

cocassementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cocassement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière cocasse.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cocassement, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cocassement, spelled C-O-C-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière cocasse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Car sa folle drôlerie n’est que l’envers d’une tapisserie aux nuances harmonieuses et il [Georges Courteline] vend la logique tantôt dans des verres de coco, tantôt dans de petites boîtes, cocassement ciselées.
  2. « Je vais me recoucher, lire. Il y a ce roman policier qui doit être assez cocassement fait : on peut très bien s’absorber pendant deux ou trois heures dans un roman policier. »

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cocassement"?
"cocassement" is spelled C-O-C-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\.
What does "cocassement" mean?
As an adverb, "cocassement" means: D’une manière cocasse.
How do you pronounce "cocassement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocassement" is \kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocassement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list