coquer
\kɔ.ke\
The verdict
“coquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Embrasser ; faire une bise, un bisou ou un baiser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coquer · coquer · French
coquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | coquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ.ke\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
coquer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coquer, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Embrasser ; faire une bise, un bisou ou un baiser.
- 2Dénoncer, en parlant de quelqu’un.
- 3Arnaquer, en parlant de quelqu’un.
- 4(Louisiane) Baiser ; sauter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Guignol - Ah ! maître ; faites vite... mes yeux n'y voient plus.. Si quelqu'un m'apportait une bonne soupe mitonnée, je le coquerais sur les deux joues.
— Que veux-tu, mon ami ? je ne suis pas sorcier, si l'on ne t’avait pas coqué (dénoncé), je ne viendrais pas interrompre ton sommeil.
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.