cocon
French, noun/kɔ.kɔ̃/
cocon is spelled C-O-C-O-N (5 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cocon is a French masculine noun meaning “cocoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Enveloppe que se filent beaucoup de larves d’insectes, et dans laquelle doit s’opérer leur dernière mue”.
What does cocon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecocoon
- 2
masculinecocoon
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Enveloppe que se filent beaucoup de larves d’insectes, et dans laquelle doit s’opérer leur dernière mue. 2. Coque qui renferme le ver à soie quand il a achevé de filer et dont on obtient la soie en la dévidant. 3. Tout ce qui protège un être fragile ou immature.
noun: 1. Élève polytechnicien.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cocon
- cocons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cocon?
- /kɔ.kɔ̃/
- \kɔ.kɔ̃\
- \ko.kɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cocon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cocon in French?
cocon appears 1.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).