cow-boy
\ko.bɔj\
The verdict
“cow-boy” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gardien de troupeau de vaches, ce mot étant associé au western (dans l’ouest des États-Unis d’Amérique au XIXᵉ siècle).
Corpus desk
Index FR-cow-boy · cow-boy · French
cow-boy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cow-boy |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ko.bɔj\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cow-boy » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cow-boy is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ko.bɔj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cow-boy in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cow-boy, spelled C-O-W---B-O-Y.
Definition
- 1Gardien de troupeau de vaches, ce mot étant associé au western (dans l’ouest des États-Unis d’Amérique au XIXᵉ siècle).
- 2Homme courageux, cavalier émérite et tireur d’élite prêt à dégainer face aux Indiens pour défendre la veuve et l’orphelin.
- 3Cocktail Orangina menthe.
- 4Coupe particulière de pantalon, rétrécie vers le bas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cow-boy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les cow-boys avaient pour mission de conduire les bêtes à travers le sud des Grandes Plaines.
La forme de mon jean dite cow-boy (large en haut et serré en bas) n’était pas encore parvenue dans ces contrées, on s’étonna d’un tel accoutrement et on rit derrière mon dos.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.