coquette

\kɔ.kɛt\

/\kɔ.kɛt\/ noun

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The verdict

“coquette” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #26,679 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#26,679
frequency rank, French
8
letters
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Femme qui use de coquetterie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coquette vs couette
88% similar
coquette vs Cosette
63% similar
coquette vs corvette
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coquette
PropertyValue
Headwordcoquette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.kɛt\
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,679
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coquette” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). coquette lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for coquette is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.kɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,679 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for coquette, with forms such as "ccoquette", "coqeutte", and "coqquette". 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. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "couette", "Cosette", "corvette", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coquette, spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Femme qui use de coquetterie.
  2. 2
    Boîte à herborisation.
  3. 3
    Variété de laitue.
  4. 4
    Cultivar de pommier, et pommes de celui-ci.
  5. 5
    Nom vernaculaire de plusieurs espèces de poissons marins.
  6. 6
    Synonyme de zeuzère du poirier (papillon).
  7. 7
    Nom vernaculaire regroupant seize espèces de deux genres (Lophornis et Discosura) de très petits oiseaux nectarivores de la sous-famille des trochilinés (colibris véritables, etc.). Ces espèces sont caractérisées par leur taille souvent minuscule, et surtout par leurs plumes ornementales souvent spectaculaires telles huppes érectiles touffues, aigrettes, hackles, raquettes, filoplumes caudales très longues, etc. Les coquettes sont souvent grégaires, et propres aux forêts tropicales de l'écozone néotropicale.
  8. 8
    Mouche coquette, grain de beauté factice placé auprès des lèvres.
  9. 9
    Pénis.
  10. 10
    Testicule

This word in other languages

coquette(English)beija-flor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoquette,coqeutte,coqquette,coquete,coquetet,coqutete,couqette,cqouette,ocquette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coquette - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccoquette1coqeutte2coqquette1coquete1coquetet2coqutete2couqette2cqouette2
Edit distance from "coquette"

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 "coquette"?
"coquette" is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kɛt\.
What does "coquette" mean?
As a noun, "coquette" means: Femme qui use de coquetterie.
What words are commonly confused with "coquette"?
"coquette" is commonly confused with "couette", "Cosette", "corvette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coquette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coquette" is \kɔ.kɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coquette" come from?
"coquette" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “coquette”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.kɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “couette” - see the side-by-side comparison. coquette vs couette
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list