Cochon d’Eau

\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\

/\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\/ name

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The verdict

“Cochon d’Eau” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Élément 60 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 12ᵉ branche terrestre 亥 qui représente le Cochon du zodiaque chino...

Key facts for Cochon d’Eau
PropertyValue
HeadwordCochon d’Eau
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cochon d’Eau” sits in French frequency

Cochon d’Eau falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Cochon d’Eau is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Élément 60 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 12ᵉ branche terrestre 亥 qui représente le Cochon du zodiaque chino...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Cochon d’Eau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Cochon d’Eau, spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-’-E-A-U.

Definition

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    Élément 60 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 12ᵉ branche terrestre 亥 qui représente le Cochon du zodiaque chinois, associé aux années 1923, 1983 et 2043 entre autres.

Synonyms

Sanglier d’Eauguihai

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 "Cochon d’Eau"?
"Cochon d’Eau" is spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-’-E-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\.
What does "Cochon d’Eau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Cochon d’Eau" means: Élément 60 du cycle sexagésimal chinois, composé de la 10ᵉ tige céleste 癸 qui représente l’eau des cinq phases et le yin, et de la 12ᵉ branche terrestre 亥 qui représente le Cochon du zodiaque chino...
How do you pronounce "Cochon d’Eau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cochon d’Eau" is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cochon d’Eau" come from?
"Cochon d’Eau" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Cochon d’Eau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-’-E-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿o\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list