coxer
\kɔ.kse\
The verdict
“coxer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrêter, saisir sur le fait, en parlant d’un délinquant ou d’un criminel.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coxer · coxer · French
coxer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | coxer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ.kse\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coxer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coxer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ.kse\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arrêter, saisir sur le fait, en parlant d’un délinquant ou d’un criminel.".
coxer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coxer, spelled C-O-X-E-R.
Definition
- 1Arrêter, saisir sur le fait, en parlant d’un délinquant ou d’un criminel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coxer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On va les « coxer »! fit le blanc. Et voilà le blanc et son homme qui se jettent à toutes jambes à travers la forêt.
On peut dire qu'on t’a « coxé » en douceur S.N.P. Hacene. […]. Tu as eu droit au grand cinéma. Le gars qui te laisse passer et soudain t’attrape par le cou en te faisant sentir le froid d’un poignard.
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.