coxer

\kɔ.kse\

/\kɔ.kse\/ verb

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.

Key facts for coxer
PropertyValue
Headwordcoxer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ.kse\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coxer » en français

coxern'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

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

  1. 1
    Arrêter, saisir sur le fait, en parlant d’un délinquant ou d’un criminel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On va les « coxer »! fit le blanc. Et voilà le blanc et son homme qui se jettent à toutes jambes à travers la forêt.
  2. 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.

Synonyms

chopercoincerprendre au piège

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 "coxer"?
"coxer" is spelled C-O-X-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.kse\.
What does "coxer" mean?
As a verb, "coxer" means: Arrêter, saisir sur le fait, en parlant d’un délinquant ou d’un criminel.
How do you pronounce "coxer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coxer" is \kɔ.kse\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coxer" come from?
"coxer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list