cochon de saint Antoine

\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\

/\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cloporte.

Key facts for cochon de saint Antoine
PropertyValue
Headwordcochon de saint Antoine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cochon de saint Antoine” sits in French frequency

cochon de saint Antoine 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 saint Antoine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cloporte.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for cochon de saint Antoine in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cochon de saint Antoine, spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -S-A-I-N-T- -A-N-T-O-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cloporte.

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 de saint Antoine"?
"cochon de saint Antoine" is spelled C-O-C-H-O-N- -D-E- -S-A-I-N-T- -A-N-T-O-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\.
What does "cochon de saint Antoine" mean?
As a noun, "cochon de saint Antoine" means: Cloporte.
How do you pronounce "cochon de saint Antoine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cochon de saint Antoine" is \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cochon de saint Antoine" come from?
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Using “cochon de saint Antoine”

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- -S-A-I-N-T- -A-N-T-O-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.ʃɔ̃ də sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃.twan\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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