crête de coq

\kʁɛt də kɔk\

/\kʁɛt də kɔk\/ noun

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The verdict

“crête de coq” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom vulgaire de l’huître crête de coq et du strombe cristé.

Key facts for crête de coq
PropertyValue
Headwordcrête de coq
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɛt də kɔk\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crête de coq” sits in French frequency

crête de coq 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for crête de coq is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁɛt də kɔk\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crête de coq, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is crête de coq, spelled C-R-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-Q.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom vulgaire de l’huître crête de coq et du strombe cristé.
  2. 2
    Excroissance aplatie, tenant à la peau par un bord et dont l’autre est irrégulièrement découpé.
  3. 3
    Panic.
  4. 4
    Helvelle crépue.

Synonyms

cocrète

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 "crête de coq"?
"crête de coq" is spelled C-R-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-Q. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɛt də kɔk\.
What does "crête de coq" mean?
As a noun, "crête de coq" means: Nom vulgaire de l’huître crête de coq et du strombe cristé.
How do you pronounce "crête de coq"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crête de coq" is \kʁɛt də kɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crête de coq" come from?
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Using “crête de coq”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-Q - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɛt də kɔk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list