tue-cochon

\ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\

/\ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“tue-cochon” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tradition qui consiste à tuer le cochon directement à la ferme, plutôt que de l’envoyer à l’abattoir.

Key facts for tue-cochon
PropertyValue
Headwordtue-cochon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tue-cochon” sits in French frequency

tue-cochon 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tue-cochon is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tradition qui consiste à tuer le cochon directement à la ferme, plutôt que de l’envoyer à l’abattoir.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tue-cochon in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tue-cochon, spelled T-U-E---C-O-C-H-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tradition qui consiste à tuer le cochon directement à la ferme, plutôt que de l’envoyer à l’abattoir.

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 "tue-cochon"?
"tue-cochon" is spelled T-U-E---C-O-C-H-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\.
What does "tue-cochon" mean?
As a noun, "tue-cochon" means: Tradition qui consiste à tuer le cochon directement à la ferme, plutôt que de l’envoyer à l’abattoir.
How do you pronounce "tue-cochon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tue-cochon" is \ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tue-cochon" come from?
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Using “tue-cochon”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-U-E---C-O-C-H-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ty.kɔ.ʃɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list