du coin

\dy kwɛ̃\

/\dy kwɛ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“du coin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui est né dans l’endroit dont on parle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-du-coin · du coin · French

du coin · 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 "D" 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 du coin
PropertyValue
Headworddu coin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dy kwɛ̃\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « du coin » en français

du coinreste 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

du coin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dy kwɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for du coin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is du coin, spelled D-U- -C-O-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est né dans l’endroit dont on parle.
  2. 2
    Qui habite dans l’endroit dont on parle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A Vix vit Maurice Moisson, un agriculteur qui connaît comme le fond de sa poche les terres du coin. Il a noté, sur le lieu-dit des Moussenots, la présence de grosses pierres qui n’ont rien à faire dans un terrain argileux.
  2. Il est pas du coin ce type. ^([1])

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 "du coin"?
"du coin" is spelled D-U- -C-O-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dy kwɛ̃\.
What does "du coin" mean?
As an adjective, "du coin" means: Qui est né dans l’endroit dont on parle.
How do you pronounce "du coin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "du coin" is \dy kwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "du coin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list