faux-cotonnier
\fo.kɔ.tɔ.nje\
The verdict
“faux-cotonnier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbuste envahissant, plante dioïque tolérant le sel, dont les graines, qui s’éparpillent en automne, possèdent des poils blancs ressemblant à du coton. Son nom scientifique est Baccharis halimifolia.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faux-cotonnier · faux-cotonnier · French
faux-cotonnier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faux-cotonnier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fo.kɔ.tɔ.nje\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
faux-cotonnier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fo.kɔ.tɔ.nje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faux-cotonnier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is faux-cotonnier, spelled F-A-U-X---C-O-T-O-N-N-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Arbuste envahissant, plante dioïque tolérant le sel, dont les graines, qui s’éparpillent en automne, possèdent des poils blancs ressemblant à du coton. Son nom scientifique est Baccharis halimifolia.
- 2Arbre d’Afrique australe au tronc épineux, également surnommé kapokier, dont le fruit est le kapok.
- 3Synonyme de arghel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faux-cotonnier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet arbuste d’Amérique du Nord, appelé "faux-cotonnier", a inspiré Michelle Perrein dans son roman "Les Cotonniers de Bassalane" qui a reçu le prix interallié 1964.
A 2 h. 1/2 au nord de Jana (Saint-Paul-Miki) se trouve le beau village de Kikinsi. C’est un site ravissant grâce aux faux-cotonniers, aux nombreux safoutiers, arbres superbes, aux palmiers et même aux manguiers qui ombragent le village.
This word in other languages
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.