cocufier
\ko.ky.fje\
The verdict
“cocufier” 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) - Faire cocu, tromper son ou sa partenaire, commettre l’adultère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cocufier · cocufier · French
cocufier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cocufier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ko.ky.fje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cocufier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cocufier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ko.ky.fje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cocufier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cocufier, spelled C-O-C-U-F-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire cocu, tromper son ou sa partenaire, commettre l’adultère.
- 2Faire des choses dans le dos de, tromper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cocufier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est, ajoutait Juve avec un sourire, un des rares exemples où un homme ait été amené à se cocufier lui-même…
À l’instar du personnage joué par Raimu dans La femme du boulanger, quand son épouse qui l’avait cocufié revient auprès de lui, la mine basse et la queue entre les jambes.
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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.