coq merdeux
\kɔk mɛʁ.dø\
The verdict
“coq merdeux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des noms vernaculaires de la huppe.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coq-merdeux · coq merdeux · French
coq merdeux · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | coq merdeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔk mɛʁ.dø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coq merdeux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔk mɛʁ.dø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un des noms vernaculaires de la huppe.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coq merdeux in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coq merdeux, spelled C-O-Q- -M-E-R-D-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Un des noms vernaculaires de la huppe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coq merdeux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En différens jargons on l’appelle ou on l’a appelée pepu, pipu, pupe, robin, boutbout, boubou, coq ou poulet de bois, coq puant, coq merdeux, tchiaou chez les Turcs, a cause de quelque rapport observé entre son aigrette & celle de certains Huissiers de Turquie qui portent ce nom ; en vieil Anglois, houp, puet. Et enfin à très-juste titre, comme on voit, a…
HUPPE (sale comme une): très-sale. Cette expression vient de ce que la huppe ou coq-merdeux enduit d’excréments humains le creux d’arbre où elle place son nid.
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.