couche-tôt

\kuʃ.to\

/\kuʃ.to\/ adj

The verdict

“couche-tôt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dit de quelqu’un qui se couche tôt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couche-tot · couche-tôt · French

couche-tôt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 couche-tôt
PropertyValue
Headwordcouche-tôt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kuʃ.to\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « couche-tôt » en français

couche-tôtreste 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

couche-tôt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kuʃ.to\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit de quelqu’un qui se couche tôt.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for couche-tôt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is couche-tôt, spelled C-O-U-C-H-E---T-Ô-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dit de quelqu’un qui se couche tôt.

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 "couche-tôt"?
"couche-tôt" is spelled C-O-U-C-H-E---T-Ô-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʃ.to\.
What does "couche-tôt" mean?
As an adjective, "couche-tôt" means: Se dit de quelqu’un qui se couche tôt.
How do you pronounce "couche-tôt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couche-tôt" is \kuʃ.to\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couche-tôt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list