coffre

\kɔfʁ\

/\kɔfʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“coffre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,534
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meuble en forme de caisse, en bois ou en métal, propre à enfermer diverses choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coffre · coffre · French

coffre · rank #5,534 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH clôture

Nearest frequency peer: clôture (-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 « coffre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « coffre » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coffre vs core
67% similar
coffre vs contre
67% similar
coffre vs colère
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coffre
PropertyValue
Headwordcoffre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔfʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,534
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coffre »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).coffrese 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 « clôture » (#5,533), « collecte » (#5,535), « clavier » (#5,532). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coffre » est au #5,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around coffre (IPA \kɔfʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,534 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for coffre, with forms such as "ccoffre", "cfofre", and "coffer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "core", "contre", "colère", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 coffre, spelled C-O-F-F-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meuble en forme de caisse, en bois ou en métal, propre à enfermer diverses choses.
  2. 2
    Trésor royal ou trésor public.
  3. 3
    Partie avant ou arrière d’une voiture où l’on range les bagages et autres objets.
  4. 4
    Table d’un autel, avec l’armoire qui est au-dessous.
  5. 5
    Poitrine, cage thoracique, souffle.
  6. 6
    Appétit.
  7. 7
    Coffre-fort.
  8. 8
    Synonyme de poisson-coffre (poisson).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Envelopper d’étoupes et placer les étoupilles et la mèche, et dans le demi-coffre de gauche des coffres qui doivent les contenir, le crochet à désétouper, les dégorgeoirs, le doigtier et la spatule.
  2. Là, cette madame de Leviston, aidée de deux ou trois femmes, a tiré de grands coffres une robe blanche de soie. Puis, malgré ma honte, elles m'ont déshabillée et rhabillée.

This word in other languages

coffer(English)baúl(Español)Truhe(Deutsch)baú(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoffre
  • cfofre
  • coffer
  • coffrre
  • cofre
  • cofrfe
  • ocffre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coffre - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoffre1cfofre2coffer2coffrre1cofre1cofrfe2ocffre2
Edit distance from "coffre"

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 "coffre"?
"coffre" is spelled C-O-F-F-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔfʁ\.
What does "coffre" mean?
As a noun, "coffre" means: Meuble en forme de caisse, en bois ou en métal, propre à enfermer diverses choses.
What words are commonly confused with "coffre"?
"coffre" is commonly confused with "core", "contre", "colère". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coffre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coffre" is \kɔfʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coffre" come from?
"coffre" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Chaos7 variantsglobe7 variantssuisses7 variantsmixte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list