Lecoq

\lə.kɔk\

/\lə.kɔk\/ name

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The verdict

“Lecoq” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,267
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lecoq · Lecoq · French

Lecoq · rank #46,267 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,267
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lebreton

Nearest frequency peer: Lebreton (-1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lecoq »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Lecoq » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Lecoq vs leo
40% similar
Lecoq vs loco
40% similar
Lecoq vs Leroy
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Lecoq
PropertyValue
HeadwordLecoq
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\lə.kɔk\
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,267
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Lecoq »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Lecoqse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lebreton » (#46,266), « Lelièvre » (#46,268), « ligature » (#46,269). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « Lecoq » est au #46,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Lecoq (IPA \lə.kɔk\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,267 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lecoq, with forms such as "elcoq", "lceoq", and "leccoq". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "leo", "loco", "Leroy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Lecoq, spelled L-E-C-O-Q.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Lecoq appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jean-Pierre Lecoq assure que 95 % du réseau de son arrondissement en est désormais équipé.

This word in other languages

Koch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elcoq
  • lceoq
  • leccoq
  • lecoqq
  • lecqo
  • leocq
  • llecoq

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lecoq - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elcoq2lceoq2leccoq1lecoqq1lecqo2leocq2llecoq1
Edit distance from "Lecoq"

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 "Lecoq"?
"Lecoq" is spelled L-E-C-O-Q. The IPA pronunciation is \lə.kɔk\.
What does "Lecoq" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lecoq" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Lecoq"?
"Lecoq" is commonly confused with "leo", "loco", "Leroy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lecoq"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lecoq" is \lə.kɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lecoq" come from?
"Lecoq" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Lecoq", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lasso#46,263loque#46,272Lorne#46,274Kasaï#46,254

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

maline7 variantsmalles7 variantsJeannine7 variantsmissel7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list