Koukou

\ku.ku\

/\ku.ku\/ name

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Koukou » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Koukou
PropertyValue
HeadwordKoukou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ku.ku\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Koukou » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Koukoutombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « koli » (#99,263), « kuti » (#99,268), « knowing » (#99,260). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Koukou » est au #99,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Ancien 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"?
"Koukou" is spelled K-O-U-K-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ku\.
What does "Koukou" mean?
As a proper noun, "Koukou" means: Ancien État kabyle, qui a existé en Algérie à cheval sur le XVIᵉ siècle et le XVIIᵉ siècle.
How do you pronounce "Koukou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Koukou" is \ku.ku\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Koukou" come from?
"Koukou" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list