coin-coin
\kwɛ̃.kwɛ̃\
The verdict
“coin-coin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Onomatopée imitant le cri du canard.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coin-coin · coin-coin · French
coin-coin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | coin-coin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Onomatopoeia |
| IPA | \kwɛ̃.kwɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coin-coin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coin-coin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \kwɛ̃.kwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onomatopée imitant le cri du canard.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coin-coin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 coin-coin, spelled C-O-I-N---C-O-I-N.
Definition
- 1Onomatopée imitant le cri du canard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coin-coin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un premier couple de canards sauvages, puis un second, s’effarouchèrent avec un coin-coin avertisseur.
Bonjour, je suis un petit canard ! Je cancane. Coin-coin !
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.