cocorico

\kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\

/\kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\/ onomatopoeia

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The verdict

“cocorico” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,659
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Onomatopée par laquelle on désigne le chant du coq.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cocorico · cocorico · French

cocorico · rank #46,659 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,659
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH cochonnes

Nearest frequency peer: cochonnes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cocorico »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cocorico » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cocorico
PropertyValue
Headwordcocorico
LanguageFrench
Part of speechOnomatopoeia
IPA\kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,659
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cocorico »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).cocoricose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cochonnes » (#46,658), « cocottes » (#46,660), « Cochinchine » (#46,657). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cocorico » est au #46,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cocorico (IPA \kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\), anonomatopoeia. Corpus frequency is #46,659 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Onomatopée par laquelle on désigne le chant du coq.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cocorico, with forms such as "ccocorico", "ccoorico", and "coccorico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is cocorico, spelled C-O-C-O-R-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Onomatopée par laquelle on désigne le chant du coq.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cocorico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Écoutez, redit par l’écho, Ce cri plein d’une ardeur touchante Cocorico ! cocorico ! Voilà, voilà le coq qui chante !
  2. Le coq pattu dont elle connaissait si bien le chant faisait cocorico à quelques pas d’elle et son propre sansonnet sifflait dans son oreille.

This word in other languages

cock-a-doodle-doo(English)quiquiriquí(Español)kikeriki(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccocorico
  • ccoorico
  • coccorico
  • cocoirco
  • cocorcio
  • cocoricco
  • cocorioc
  • cocorrico
  • cocroico
  • coocrico
  • occorico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cocorico - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccocorico1ccoorico2coccorico1cocoirco2cocorcio2cocoricco1cocorioc2cocorrico1
Edit distance from "cocorico"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cocorico"?
"cocorico" is spelled C-O-C-O-R-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\.
What does "cocorico" mean?
As an onomatopoeia, "cocorico" means: Onomatopée par laquelle on désigne le chant du coq.
What are common misspellings of "cocorico"?
Common misspellings include "ccocorico", "ccoorico", "coccorico", "cocoirco", "cocorcio". The correct spelling is "cocorico".
How do you pronounce "cocorico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocorico" is \kɔ.kɔ.ʁi.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocorico" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cocorico", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cocottes#46,660compatir#46,664chantres#46,641corrélée#46,678

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

communier11 variantscassoulet11 variantscaquiste11 variantscapitule11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list