coqueter

\kɔ.kə.te\

/\kɔ.kə.te\/ verb

The verdict

“coqueter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glousser avant de pondre, en parlant de la poule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coqueter · coqueter · French

coqueter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for coqueter
PropertyValue
Headwordcoqueter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.kə.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coqueter » en français

coquetersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coqueter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ.kə.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

coqueter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 coqueter, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Glousser avant de pondre, en parlant de la poule.
  2. 2
    User de coquetterie ou échanger des propos galants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle tournait en coquetant, rassemblant ses petits et portant toujours son aigrette rouge et son collier d’argent.
  2. Lisbeth remarqua cet embarras significatif qui gêne les hommes en présence d’une femme avec laquelle ils se sont interdit de coqueter.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coqueter"?
"coqueter" is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kə.te\.
What does "coqueter" mean?
As a verb, "coqueter" means: Glousser avant de pondre, en parlant de la poule.
How do you pronounce "coqueter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coqueter" is \kɔ.kə.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coqueter" come from?
"coqueter" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list