coquille Saint-Jacques

\kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\

/\kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mollusque bivalve apprécié pour sa chair, très riche en fer, de nom scientifique Pecten maximus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coquille-saint-jacques · coquille Saint-Jacques · French

coquille Saint-Jacques · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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 coquille Saint-Jacques
PropertyValue
Headwordcoquille Saint-Jacques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coquille Saint-Jacques » en français

coquille Saint-Jacquesreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

coquille Saint-Jacques is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

coquille Saint-Jacques doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is coquille Saint-Jacques, spelled C-O-Q-U-I-L-L-E- -S-A-I-N-T---J-A-C-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mollusque bivalve apprécié pour sa chair, très riche en fer, de nom scientifique Pecten maximus.
  2. 2
    Meuble rarement utilisé sous ce nom dans les blasonnements. Voir coquille. À rapprocher de conque, coquille, huître et vannet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On ne le sait pas, mais un tiers des coquilles Saint-Jacques françaises sont pêchées dans les eaux britanniques.
  2. Parti, au premier, coupé émanché d’argent et de gueules ; au second, palé de six pièces d’argent et de gueules, au chef d’azur chargé de trois coquilles Saint-Jacques d’or, qui est de Moimay de Haute-Saône → voir illustration « armoiries avec 3 coquilles Saint-Jacques »

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "coquille Saint-Jacques"?
"coquille Saint-Jacques" is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-L-L-E- -S-A-I-N-T---J-A-C-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\.
What does "coquille Saint-Jacques" mean?
As a noun, "coquille Saint-Jacques" means: Mollusque bivalve apprécié pour sa chair, très riche en fer, de nom scientifique Pecten maximus.
How do you pronounce "coquille Saint-Jacques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coquille Saint-Jacques" is \kɔ.kij sɛ̃.ʒak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coquille Saint-Jacques" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list