coquetterie
French, noun/kɔ.kɛ.tʁi/
coquetterie is spelled C-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E-R-I-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 51,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coquetterie is a French feminine noun meaning “vanity, knack for fashion and appearance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Désir de plaire, d’attirer, d’engager”.
What does coquetterie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevanity, knack for fashion and appearance
- 2
femininecoquetry
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Désir de plaire, d’attirer, d’engager. 2. Manières, paroles employées à dessein de plaire, soit que l’on éprouve ou non le sentiment que l’on veut inspirer. 3. Moyens qu’une personne emploie pour faire valoir ses avantages en quelque genre que ce soit. 4. Recherche d’élégance.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coquetterie
- coquetteries plural
- coquèterie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coquetterie?
- /kɔ.kɛ.tʁi/
- /kɔ.ke.tʁi/
- \kɔ.kɛt.ʁi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coquetterie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coquetterie in French?
coquetterie appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).