cochon de lait

\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\

/\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“cochon de lait” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cochon qui tète encore, qui ne s’est nourri que du lait de sa mère.

Key facts for cochon de lait
PropertyValue
Headwordcochon de lait
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cochon de lait” sits in French frequency

cochon de lait 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 de lait is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cochon qui tète encore, qui ne s’est nourri que du lait de sa mère.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cochon de lait, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cochon de lait, spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -L-A-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cochon qui tète encore, qui ne s’est nourri que du lait de sa mère.

This word in other languages

lechón(Español)Spanferkel(Deutsch)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cochon de lait"?
"cochon de lait" is spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -L-A-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\.
What does "cochon de lait" mean?
As a noun, "cochon de lait" means: Cochon qui tète encore, qui ne s’est nourri que du lait de sa mère.
How do you pronounce "cochon de lait"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cochon de lait" is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cochon de lait" come from?
"cochon de lait" 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 de lait”

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- -L-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də lɛ\ (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