koen
The verdict
“koen” is uncommon French (frequency #58,050 among 110,375 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,050
- frequency rank, French
- 110,375
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hardi, intrépide, vaillant, valeureux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | koen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #58,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “koen” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
koen is uncommon French at frequency #58,050 among 110,375 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for koen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is koen, spelled K-O-E-N.
Definition
- 1Hardi, intrépide, vaillant, valeureux.
- 2Preux.
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 “koen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is K-O-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.