cucul la rainette

adj

The verdict

“cucul la rainette” 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) - Synonyme de cucul la praline.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cucul-la-rainette · cucul la rainette · French

cucul la rainette · 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.

Key facts for cucul la rainette
PropertyValue
Headwordcucul la rainette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cucul la rainette » en français

cucul la rainettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cucul la rainette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de cucul la praline.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cucul la rainette, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de cucul la praline.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On le trouvait simplement cornichon, cucul la rainette, ratapoil et rantanplan.

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 rainette"?
"cucul la rainette" is spelled C-U-C-U-L- -L-A- -R-A-I-N-E-T-T-E.
What does "cucul la rainette" mean?
As an adjective, "cucul la rainette" means: Synonyme de cucul la praline.
What language does "cucul la rainette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list