Koukou
\ku.ku\
The verdict
“Koukou” is uncommon French (frequency #99,265 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,265
- frequency rank, French
- 737
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien État kabyle, qui a existé en Algérie à cheval sur le XVIᵉ siècle et le XVIIᵉ siècle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-koukou · Koukou · French
Koukou · rank #99,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,265
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 737
- PHOTO-FINISH koli
Nearest frequency peer: koli (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Koukou »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- khôl
khôl
742 corpus weight
- knowing
knowing
741 corpus weight
- koli
koli
738 corpus weight
- Koukou
Koukou
736 corpus weight
- kuti
kuti
733 corpus weight
- lagides
lagides
729 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Koukou » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koukou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ku.ku\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #99,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Koukou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Koukou is uncommon French at frequency #99,265 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ku.ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien État kabyle, qui a existé en Algérie à cheval sur le XVIᵉ siècle et le XVIIᵉ siècle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Koukou in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Koukou, spelled K-O-U-K-O-U.
Definition
- 1Ancien État kabyle, qui a existé en Algérie à cheval sur le XVIᵉ siècle et le XVIIᵉ siècle.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Koukou"?
What does "Koukou" mean?
How do you pronounce "Koukou"?
What language does "Koukou" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Koukou", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).