# putsch

> English word · Noun · IPA /pʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #63,164

## Definitions
1. A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Putsch, from Alemannic German Putsch (“knock, thrust, blow”), of imitative origin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/putsch