coton ouaté

\kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\

/\kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ouate de coton.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coton-ouate · coton ouaté · French

coton ouaté · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 coton ouaté
PropertyValue
Headwordcoton ouaté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coton ouaté » en français

coton ouatén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

coton ouaté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coton ouaté, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coton ouaté, spelled C-O-T-O-N- -O-U-A-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ouate de coton.
  2. 2
    Chandail à manches longues souvent fait de coton et pouvant posséder une poche ventrale, dite kangourou, et un capuchon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coton ouaté appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La quantité de ouate exportée en 1836 s'est élevée à 2,583 kilog. d'une valeur de 10,332 fr. ; mais, dans cette évaluation, n'est pas compris tout le coton ouaté employé dans les habits, robes de dames, etc., confectionnés en France pour les pays étrangers.
  2. Je cherche à remettre mon coton ouaté, mais il est trempé.

Synonyms

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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 "coton ouaté"?
"coton ouaté" is spelled C-O-T-O-N- -O-U-A-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\.
What does "coton ouaté" mean?
As a noun, "coton ouaté" means: Ouate de coton.
How do you pronounce "coton ouaté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coton ouaté" is \kɔ.tɔ̃ wa.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coton ouaté" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list