coinceur
\kwɛ̃.sœʁ\
The verdict
“coinceur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Système métallique que l’on coince dans une fissure ou une anfractuosité pour réaliser un point d’ancrage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coinceur · coinceur · French
coinceur · 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 | coinceur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kwɛ̃.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coinceur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kwɛ̃.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for coinceur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coinceur, spelled C-O-I-N-C-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Système métallique que l’on coince dans une fissure ou une anfractuosité pour réaliser un point d’ancrage.
- 2Élément mécanique qui permet de coincer une drisse ou une écoute.
- 3Élément mécanique qui permet de coincer une corde.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coinceur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ici, on grimpe comme à la montagne, libre de poser un coinceur, de se vacher sur un végétal qui en a vu d'autres, conscient de la recherche du point de faiblesse...
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.