coqueluche

\kɔk.lyʃ\

/\kɔk.lyʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“coqueluche” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,356
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maladie bactérienne due à Bordetella pertussis, elle atteint principalement les enfants et se caractérisé par une toux convulsive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coqueluche · coqueluche · French

coqueluche · rank #32,356 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,356
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH copieusement

Nearest frequency peer: copieusement (-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 « coqueluche »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « coqueluche » 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
Key facts for coqueluche
PropertyValue
Headwordcoqueluche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔk.lyʃ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,356
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « coqueluche »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.coqueluchese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « copieusement » (#32,355), « Cordoue » (#32,357), « convocations » (#32,354). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « coqueluche » est au #32,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around coqueluche (IPA \kɔk.lyʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,356 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for coqueluche, with forms such as "ccoqueluche", "coqeuluche", and "coqqueluche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is coqueluche, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-L-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maladie bactérienne due à Bordetella pertussis, elle atteint principalement les enfants et se caractérisé par une toux convulsive.
  2. 2
    Personne particulièrement en vogue, favori.
  3. 3
    Chose appréciée, affection, engouement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il arrive un moment où l’idée du mariage vous prend tous : c’est comme la coqueluche qui attrape les enfants à un certain âge.
  2. Je te répondrai que l’on n’a jamais prétendu non plus, avec le seul secours du bon sens, guérir la coqueluche ou la scarlatine.

This word in other languages

whooping cough(English)tos ferina(Español)Keuchhusten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccoqueluche
  • coqeuluche
  • coqqueluche
  • coquelcuhe
  • coquelluche
  • coquelucche
  • coqueluceh
  • coqueluchhe
  • coqueluhce
  • coqueulche
  • coquleuche
  • couqeluche
  • cqoueluche
  • ocqueluche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coqueluche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccoqueluche1coqeuluche2coqqueluche1coquelcuhe2coquelluche1coquelucche1coqueluceh2coqueluchhe1
Edit distance from "coqueluche"

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 "coqueluche"?
"coqueluche" is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-L-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔk.lyʃ\.
What does "coqueluche" mean?
As a noun, "coqueluche" means: Maladie bactérienne due à Bordetella pertussis, elle atteint principalement les enfants et se caractérisé par une toux convulsive.
What are common misspellings of "coqueluche"?
Common misspellings include "ccoqueluche", "coqeuluche", "coqqueluche", "coquelcuhe", "coquelluche". The correct spelling is "coqueluche".
How do you pronounce "coqueluche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coqueluche" is \kɔk.lyʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coqueluche" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cornichons#32,358confitures#32,350confiserie#32,349curriculum#32,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

discutons14 variantsdélimiter14 variantsbalthazar14 variantsgentlemen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list