compte courant
\kɔ̃t ku.ʁɑ̃\
The verdict
“compte courant” 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 May 6, 2026) - Compte utilisé dans les relations commerciales ou financières synthétisant les opérations réciproques existant entre deux personnes qui conviennent de fusionner les créances et les dettes résultant...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compte courant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃t ku.ʁɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “compte courant” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
compte courant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃t ku.ʁɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for compte courant in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is compte courant, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Compte utilisé dans les relations commerciales ou financières synthétisant les opérations réciproques existant entre deux personnes qui conviennent de fusionner les créances et les dettes résultant de ces opérations en un solde au régime unitaire.
- 2Compte ouvert auprès d’une banque par un ou plusieurs particuliers ou par une personne morale pour permettre au(x) titulaire(s) du compte de faire diverses opérations financières, soit, généralement, déposer, retirer ou emprunter de l'argent, faire des chèques, etc. Contrairement au compte de dépôts, il a un caractère de liquidité.
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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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Using “compte courant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-P-T-E- -C-O-U-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃t ku.ʁɑ̃\ (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.