coquin
French, noun/kɔ.kɛ̃/
coquin is spelled C-O-Q-U-I-N (6 letters) and appears 3.3 times per million words in written French, the 14,875th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coquin is a French masculine noun meaning “rascal, scoundrel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes”.
What does coquin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerascal, scoundrel
- 2
colloquialmasculinelucky dog
adjective
- 1
mischievous
- 2
naughty, risqué
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui a un caractère vil, qui est capable de friponneries, de vols, d’actions déshonnêtes. 2. Celui qui est débauché, qui a beaucoup d’amants ou de maitresses. 3. Amant habile au jeu de la séduction et de l’amour. 4. Celui qui a de la chance.
noun: 1. Nodule de phosphate de calcium. – Note d’usage : S’utilisait surtout au pluriel.
adjective: 1. Léger ; grivois.
adjective: 1. Relatif à Chassillé, commune de la Sarthe.
noun: 1. Habitant de Chassillé, commune française située dans le département de la Sarthe.
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 coquin
- coquins plural
- coquine feminine
- coquines feminine plural
- Coquins plural
- Coquine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coquin?
- /kɔ.kɛ̃/
- \kɔ.kɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coquin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coquin in French?
coquin appears 3.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).