cooler

\ˈkuːlɐ\

/\ˈkuːlɐ\/ adj

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The verdict

“cooler” is an uncommon French word, ranked #69,719 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#69,719
frequency rank, French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Comparatif de cool, prédicat de tous les genres au singulier et au pluriel.

Key facts for cooler
PropertyValue
Headwordcooler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈkuːlɐ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cooler” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cooler lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for cooler is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈkuːlɐ\. Corpus data places it at rank #69,719 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cooler, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cooler, spelled C-O-O-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comparatif de cool, prédicat de tous les genres au singulier et au pluriel.
  2. 2
    Datif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de cool.
  3. 3
    Génitif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de cool.
  4. 4
    Génitif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de cool.
  5. 5
    Nominatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison forte de cool.
  6. 6
    Nominatif masculin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de cool.

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 "cooler"?
"cooler" is spelled C-O-O-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkuːlɐ\.
What does "cooler" mean?
As an adjective, "cooler" means: Comparatif de cool, prédicat de tous les genres au singulier et au pluriel.
How do you pronounce "cooler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooler" is \ˈkuːlɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cooler" come from?
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Using “cooler”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-O-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈkuːlɐ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list