cochon d’Inde
\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿ɛ̃d\
The verdict
“cochon d’Inde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mammifère rongeur de petite taille (autour de 1 kilogramme et 20 centimètres), sans queue et à petites oreilles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cochon d’Inde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿ɛ̃d\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cochon d’Inde” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cochon d’Inde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿ɛ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mammifère rongeur de petite taille (autour de 1 kilogramme et 20 centimètres), sans queue et à petites oreilles.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cochon d’Inde, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cochon d’Inde, spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-’-I-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Mammifère rongeur de petite taille (autour de 1 kilogramme et 20 centimètres), sans queue et à petites oreilles.
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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.
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Using “cochon d’Inde”
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- The one correct French spelling is C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-’-I-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ d‿ɛ̃d\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.