pendant de cou
\pɑ̃.dɑ̃ də ku\
The verdict
“pendant de cou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pendentif, parure qui pend au cou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pendant-de-cou · pendant de cou · French
pendant de cou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | pendant de cou |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɑ̃.dɑ̃ də ku\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pendant de cou » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pendant de cou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɑ̃.dɑ̃ də ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pendentif, parure qui pend au cou.".
pendant de cou doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pendant de cou, spelled P-E-N-D-A-N-T- -D-E- -C-O-U.
Definition
- 1Pendentif, parure qui pend au cou.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pendant de cou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Collier et pendant de cou anémones, or, émaux et pierres précieuses. Pendant de cou feuille d’ellébore, or, émaux et perles.
[René Lalique] sut faire d’un paysage enneigé un pendant de cou d’or, d’émail et de verre, de quelques guêpes et diamants une incroyable épingle de chapeau.
This word in other languages
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.