cus
\ˈkus\
The verdict
“cus” is uncommon French (frequency #70,513 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,513
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de cosir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈkus\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #70,513 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cus” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cus is uncommon French at frequency #70,513 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈkus\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for cus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cus, spelled C-U-S.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de cosir.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de cosir.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈkus\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.