coincer

\kwɛ̃.se\

/\kwɛ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“coincer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,520
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfoncer des coins pour écarter, fendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coincer · coincer · French

coincer · rank #24,520 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,520
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH codage

Nearest frequency peer: codage (-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 « coincer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « coincer » 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).

coincer vs corner
71% similar
coincer vs conter
71% similar
coincer vs Conner
57% similar

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

Key facts for coincer
PropertyValue
Headwordcoincer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kwɛ̃.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,520
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coincer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).coincerse 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 « codage » (#24,519), « colossal » (#24,521), « cloison » (#24,518). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coincer » est au #24,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around coincer (IPA \kwɛ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,520 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for coincer, with forms such as "ccoincer", "cioncer", and "coicner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "corner", "conter", "Conner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coincer, spelled C-O-I-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfoncer des coins pour écarter, fendre.
  2. 2
    Fixer avec des coins.
  3. 3
    Serrer dans un coin, dans un angle, dans un objet étroit, etc.
  4. 4
    Être dans l'impossibilité de poursuivre son effort.
  5. 5
    Sentir mauvais.
  6. 6
    Se mettre dans l’impossibilité de se mouvoir.
  7. 7
    Se pincer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Coincer des rails.
  2. La victime, face contre terre, était coincée dans la ruelle du lit, fesses en l'air. Pas besoin d'être diplômé de la faculté Xavier-Bichat pour comprendre qu'il était raide mort.

This word in other languages

wedge(English)verkeilen(Deutsch)entalado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoincer
  • cioncer
  • coicner
  • coinccer
  • coincerr
  • coincre
  • coinecr
  • coinncer
  • conicer
  • ocincer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coincer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccoincer1cioncer2coicner2coinccer1coincerr1coincre2coinecr2coinncer1
Edit distance from "coincer"

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 "coincer"?
"coincer" is spelled C-O-I-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kwɛ̃.se\.
What does "coincer" mean?
As a verb, "coincer" means: Enfoncer des coins pour écarter, fendre.
What words are commonly confused with "coincer"?
"coincer" is commonly confused with "corner", "conter", "Conner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coincer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coincer" is \kwɛ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coincer" come from?
"coincer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cloison#24,518compote#24,524chantée#24,513carrées#24,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

colossal10 variantscanettes10 variantscandide10 variantscrevette10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list