socque
\sɔk\
The verdict
“socque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de chaussure sans quartier, à semelle et contrefort de bois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-socque · socque · French
socque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | socque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔk\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « socque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
socque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
socque doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is socque, spelled S-O-C-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Sorte de chaussure sans quartier, à semelle et contrefort de bois.
- 2Chaussure basse dont les acteurs de l’Antiquité se servaient dans les pièces comiques, à la différence du « cothurne », chaussure haute dont ils se servaient dans les tragédies.
- 3Art de la comédie, par opposition à la tragédie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how socque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Emma débouclait ses socques, mettait d’autres gants, rajustait son châle.
Le Lignon ne murmurait point à ses pieds ensabotés de gros socques de bois : c’était la Sil valaque […]
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.