kotex
\kɔ.tɛks\
The verdict
“kotex” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Par antonomase) Serviette hygiénique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kotex · kotex · French
kotex · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kotex |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.tɛks\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
kotex is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.tɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Par antonomase) Serviette hygiénique.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for kotex in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kotex, spelled K-O-T-E-X.
Definition
- 1(Par antonomase) Serviette hygiénique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kotex appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais après une journée de perte de sang plutôt bénigne, je restai une couple de jours sans menstrues et à peu près sans malaise, gardant toutefois la précaution de mettre des kotex.
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.