cocassement
\kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cocassement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kɔ.kas.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cocassement » en français
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
- 1D’une manière cocasse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cocassement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
« 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.