croquenot

\kʁɔk.no\

/\kʁɔk.no\/ noun

The verdict

“croquenot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soulier, grolle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-croquenot · croquenot · French

croquenot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for croquenot
PropertyValue
Headwordcroquenot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɔk.no\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « croquenot » en français

croquenotn'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

croquenot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɔk.no\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Soulier, grolle.".

No misspelling variants are generated for croquenot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 croquenot, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-N-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soulier, grolle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O croquenots boueux, ô mes vieilles godasses, Héroïques sorlots, ô mes chers compagnons, Je vous aime, et pourtant, à travers vos crevasses, Le gel, cette nuit même, a mordu mes arpions !
  2. Il avait le cou noir, un liséré noir, laissé par son chapeau, sur le front, les doigts gris et les ongles noirs, une paire de gants de fil ternes à la main, des croquenots d’asile de nuit. L’entrée de cet olibrius provoquait un certain émoi.

This word in other languages

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 "croquenot"?
"croquenot" is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-N-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔk.no\.
What does "croquenot" mean?
As a noun, "croquenot" means: Soulier, grolle.
How do you pronounce "croquenot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croquenot" is \kʁɔk.no\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croquenot" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list