coqueluchon
\kɔk.ly.ʃɔ̃\
The verdict
“coqueluchon” 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) - Sorte de capuchon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coqueluchon · coqueluchon · French
coqueluchon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | coqueluchon |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔk.ly.ʃɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coqueluchon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔk.ly.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
coqueluchon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coqueluchon, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-L-U-C-H-O-N.
Definition
- 1Sorte de capuchon.
- 2Sorte de capuchon.
- 3Aconit napel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coqueluchon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mam’selle Catherine en robe de satin rose, et la tête couverte d’un coqueluchon où ses cheveux blonds se jouaient dans la dentelle noire.
Toutefois je conseille aux femmes de ne pas sortir le soir sans un mantelet, la tête couverte d’un coqueluchon.
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.