coya
\kɔ.ja\
The verdict
“coya” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans les camps de concentration nazis, châlit de bois à trois étages garni de paillasses où dormaient plusieurs prisonniers à la fois.
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Index FR-coya · coya · French
coya · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | coya |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ja\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coya is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans les camps de concentration nazis, châlit de bois à trois étages garni de paillasses où dormaient plusieurs prisonniers à la fois.".
No misspelling variants are generated for coya in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coya, spelled C-O-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Dans les camps de concentration nazis, châlit de bois à trois étages garni de paillasses où dormaient plusieurs prisonniers à la fois.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coya appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quitter la coya sans gêner les compagnes de couchette, c'était du sport quand on était coincée au bout.
… quand c'était possible elles tentaient de rester dans leur coya, niche de planches, trois rangées superposées. Dans celles du bas, on étouffait; dans celles du haut, on devait se laisser glisser ou enjamber les autres planches; dans celles du milieu, on se faisait marcher dessus. … Quand l'une se tournait, toutes devaient se tourner.
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.