cocotter

\kɔ.kɔ.te\

/\kɔ.kɔ.te\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Puer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cocotter · cocotter · French

cocotter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cocotter
PropertyValue
Headwordcocotter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.kɔ.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cocotter » en français

cocottern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cocotter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ.kɔ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

cocotter has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cocotter, spelled C-O-C-O-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Puer.
  2. 2
    Aménager quelque chose à son goût.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il y avait là un escalier bourré, archi-bourré de familles en sueur. Et ça cocottait.
  2. Tu t’es encore aspergé de parfum ce matin ? Là, tu cocottes !

This word in other languages

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 "cocotter"?
"cocotter" is spelled C-O-C-O-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kɔ.te\.
What does "cocotter" mean?
As a verb, "cocotter" means: Puer.
How do you pronounce "cocotter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocotter" is \kɔ.kɔ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocotter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list