cocrète

\kɔ.kʁɛt\

/\kɔ.kʁɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-cocrete · cocrète · French

cocrète · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 cocrète
PropertyValue
Headwordcocrète
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.kʁɛt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cocrète » en français

cocrètereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cocrète is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.kʁɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crête de coq.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cocrète in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cocrète, spelled C-O-C-R-È-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crête de coq.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le Cocrête croît abondamment dans les mauvais prés, qu'il rend plus mauvais encore par son foin sec et dur ; il est très-connu à la campagne sous nom de Tartaret.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list