crête de coq
\kʁɛt də kɔk\
The verdict
“crête de coq” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom vulgaire de l’huître crête de coq et du strombe cristé.
Corpus desk
Index FR-crete-de-coq · crête de coq · French
crête de coq · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | crête de coq |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɛt də kɔk\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crête de coq » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crête de coq is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɛt də kɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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
- 1Nom vulgaire de l’huître crête de coq et du strombe cristé.
- 2Excroissance aplatie, tenant à la peau par un bord et dont l’autre est irrégulièrement découpé.
- 3Panic.
- 4Helvelle crépue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crête de coq appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Certes, il m'arrive bien, revers de la médaille, De laisser quelquefois des plum's à la bataille... Hippocrate dit : "Oui, c'est des crêtes de coq", Et Gallien répond : "Non, c'est des gonocoques…"
Synonyms
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.