coitus interruptus
\kɔ.i.ty.s‿ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tys\
The verdict
“coitus interruptus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de coït interrompu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coitus interruptus |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.i.ty.s‿ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tys\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coitus interruptus” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
coitus interruptus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.i.ty.s‿ɛ̃.tɛ.ʁyp.tys\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de coït interrompu.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for coitus interruptus, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coitus interruptus, spelled C-O-I-T-U-S- -I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Variante de coït interrompu.
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-I-T-U-S- -I-N-T-E-R-R-U-P-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.