tête de cochon

\tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\

/\tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“tête de cochon” 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) - Personne têtue, obstinée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tete-de-cochon · tête de cochon · French

tête de cochon · 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 "T" 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.

Key facts for tête de cochon
PropertyValue
Headwordtête de cochon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tête de cochon » en français

tête de cochonreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tête de cochon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne têtue, obstinée.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tête de cochon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 tête de cochon, spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-C-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne têtue, obstinée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « Ton père a une tête de cochon, reprit le vieux délégué. Mais du temps qu’il travaillait dans une boîte, il n’a jamais fait de saloperie.
  2. Maudite tête de cochon ! Est-ce qu’il va falloir qu’on l’attache pour qu’il se repose pour vrai ?

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tête de cochon"?
"tête de cochon" is spelled T-Ê-T-E- -D-E- -C-O-C-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\.
What does "tête de cochon" mean?
As a noun, "tête de cochon" means: Personne têtue, obstinée.
How do you pronounce "tête de cochon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tête de cochon" is \tɛt də kɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tête de cochon" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list