coquin

/\kɔ.kɛ̃\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,892

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

coquin is aFrenchnoun. It means: Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes. Pronounced \kɔ.kɛ̃\. Often confused with Cousin and corbin.

Key facts for coquin
PropertyValue
Headwordcoquin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.kɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,892
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of coquin in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for coquin is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.kɛ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,892 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for coquin, with forms such as "ccoquin", "coqiun", and "coqquin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Cousin", "corbin", "coquine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is coquin, spelled C-O-Q-U-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes.
  2. 2
    Celui qui est débauché, qui a beaucoup d’amants ou de maitresses.
  3. 3
    Amant habile au jeu de la séduction et de l’amour.
  4. 4
    Celui qui a de la chance.
  5. 5
    Personne espiègle avec un regard malin.
  6. 6
    Enfant vif et espiègle.
  7. 7
    Terme adressé par affection, à un enfant ou un animal.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccoquin,coqiun,coqquin,coquinn,coquni,couqin,cqouin,ocquin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for coquin

Misspelling Variants of "coquin"

ccoquin7coqiun6coqquin7coquinn7coquni6couqin6cqouin6ocquin6
Misspelling Variants of "coquin"

Frequency rank: #14,892 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coquin"?
"coquin" is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kɛ̃\.
What does "coquin" mean?
As a noun, "coquin" means: Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes.
What words are commonly confused with "coquin"?
"coquin" is commonly confused with "Cousin", "corbin", "coquine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coquin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coquin" is \kɔ.kɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coquin" come from?
"coquin" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.