cuculle

\ky.kyl\

/\ky.kyl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vêtement ample avec capuchon, aujourd’hui appelé coule, porté par les moines anciens au-dessus de la tunique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cuculle · cuculle · French

cuculle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 cuculle
PropertyValue
Headwordcuculle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ky.kyl\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cuculle » en français

cucullesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

cuculle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ky.kyl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cuculle, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cuculle, spelled C-U-C-U-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vêtement ample avec capuchon, aujourd’hui appelé coule, porté par les moines anciens au-dessus de la tunique.
  2. 2
    Scapulaire avec capuchon et bandes latérales, propre aux membres de l’ordre des chartreux.
  3. 3
    Coiffure en forme de calotte pointue couverte d’un voile et surmontée d’une croix utilisée notamment par les religieux orthodoxes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La légende veut qu’un pauvre lui ayant demandé l’aumône, Clodoald lui ait donné le peu qu’il possédait, la cuculle (capuchon) qu’il portait, et que cet humble vêtement, la nuit venue, se soit illuminé.
  2. Son bavardage fut interrompu par un moine en cuculle, de petite taille, pâle et défait, qui rejoignit le groupe.

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 "cuculle"?
"cuculle" is spelled C-U-C-U-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ky.kyl\.
What does "cuculle" mean?
As a noun, "cuculle" means: Vêtement ample avec capuchon, aujourd’hui appelé coule, porté par les moines anciens au-dessus de la tunique.
How do you pronounce "cuculle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cuculle" is \ky.kyl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cuculle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list