cucul la noisette
\ky.ky la nwa.zɛt\
The verdict
“cucul la noisette” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cucul la praline.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cucul-la-noisette · cucul la noisette · French
cucul la noisette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | cucul la noisette |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ky.ky la nwa.zɛt\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cucul la noisette » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cucul la noisette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ky.ky la nwa.zɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cucul la praline.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cucul la noisette, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cucul la noisette, spelled C-U-C-U-L- -L-A- -N-O-I-S-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Cucul la praline.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cucul la noisette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ceux qui pensent que les films de Jacques Demy sont niais, kitsch, cucul la praline (on n’emploie plus beaucoup l’expression cucul la praline et c’est dommage), et ceux qui, comme moi estiment que les films de Demy sont beaux, bouleversants, lyriques et pas du tout cucul la praline (dont on me signale que l’expression peut être avantageusement remplacée p…
Reproche à la morale légèrement cucul la noisette.
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.