countercoup
noun
countercoup is spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-O-U-P: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, countercoup means “A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of countercoup is countercoups.
How many letters and syllables are in countercoup?
| Letters | 11: C-O-U-N-T-E-R-C-O-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is countercoup?
Countercoup appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of countercoup
- countercoups plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does countercoup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Countercoup in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | contre-coup d’État, contre-putsch |
| German | Gegenputsch |
| Portuguese | contragolpe |
| Spanish | contragolpe |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does countercoup come from?
From counter- + coup.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).