coqueter
\kɔ.kə.te\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coqueter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ.kə.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coqueter » en français
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
- 1Glousser avant de pondre, en parlant de la poule.
- 2User de coquetterie ou échanger des propos galants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coqueter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle tournait en coquetant, rassemblant ses petits et portant toujours son aigrette rouge et son collier d’argent.
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.