rouge comme un coq

\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\

/\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\/ adj

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The verdict

“rouge comme un coq” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualifie une personne dont le visage devient écarlate.

Key facts for rouge comme un coq
PropertyValue
Headwordrouge comme un coq
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouge comme un coq” sits in French frequency

rouge comme un coq falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rouge comme un coq is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une personne dont le visage devient écarlate.".

Zero misspellings are on record for rouge comme un coq in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rouge comme un coq, spelled R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-Q.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une personne dont le visage devient écarlate.

Synonyms

rouge comme une tomaterouge comme une pivoine

Antonyms

pâle comme un mort

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rouge comme un coq"?
"rouge comme un coq" is spelled R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-Q. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\.
What does "rouge comme un coq" mean?
As an adjective, "rouge comme un coq" means: Qualifie une personne dont le visage devient écarlate.
How do you pronounce "rouge comme un coq"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouge comme un coq" is \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouge comme un coq" come from?
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Using “rouge comme un coq”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-G-E- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-Q - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁuʒ kɔ.m‿œ kɔk\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list