cucul la praline

\ky.ky la pʁa.lin\

/\ky.ky la pʁa.lin\/ adj

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The verdict

“cucul la praline” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est ridiculement niais, naïf, infantile.

Key facts for cucul la praline
PropertyValue
Headwordcucul la praline
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ky.ky la pʁa.lin\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cucul la praline” sits in French frequency

cucul la praline 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 cucul la praline is 16 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ky.ky la pʁa.lin\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Qui est ridiculement niais, naïf, infantile.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cucul la praline, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cucul la praline, spelled C-U-C-U-L- -L-A- -P-R-A-L-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est ridiculement niais, naïf, infantile.

Synonyms

cucul la pralochecucul la rainettecucul la noisettecucul la fraise

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 "cucul la praline"?
"cucul la praline" is spelled C-U-C-U-L- -L-A- -P-R-A-L-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.ky la pʁa.lin\.
What does "cucul la praline" mean?
As an adjective, "cucul la praline" means: Qui est ridiculement niais, naïf, infantile.
How do you pronounce "cucul la praline"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cucul la praline" is \ky.ky la pʁa.lin\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cucul la praline" come from?
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Using “cucul la praline”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-U-C-U-L- -L-A- -P-R-A-L-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ky.ky la pʁa.lin\ (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