coureur de cotillons

\ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\

/\ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui courtise les femmes de condition inférieure à la sienne.

Key facts for coureur de cotillons
PropertyValue
Headwordcoureur de cotillons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coureur de cotillons” sits in French frequency

coureur de cotillons falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

coureur de cotillons is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Celui qui courtise les femmes de condition inférieure à la sienne.".

No misspelling variants are generated for coureur de cotillons in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coureur de cotillons, spelled C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-T-I-L-L-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui courtise les femmes de condition inférieure à la sienne.

Synonyms

coureur de juponstrousseur de cotillons

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 "coureur de cotillons"?
"coureur de cotillons" is spelled C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-T-I-L-L-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\.
What does "coureur de cotillons" mean?
As a noun, "coureur de cotillons" means: Celui qui courtise les femmes de condition inférieure à la sienne.
How do you pronounce "coureur de cotillons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coureur de cotillons" is \ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coureur de cotillons" come from?
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Using “coureur de cotillons”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -C-O-T-I-L-L-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.ʁœʁ də kɔ.ti.jɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list