couardise

\kwaʁ.diz\

/\kwaʁ.diz\/ noun

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The verdict

“couardise” is uncommon French (frequency #73,039 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,039
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caractère de celui qui est couard.

Key facts for couardise
PropertyValue
Headwordcouardise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kwaʁ.diz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,039
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couardise” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). couardise lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couardise is uncommon French at frequency #73,039 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kwaʁ.diz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère de celui qui est couard.".

couardise has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is couardise, spelled C-O-U-A-R-D-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de celui qui est couard.

Synonyms

lâchetépleutreriepoltronnerie

Antonyms

couragehardiessevaleur

This word in other languages

cowardice(English)cobardía(Español)covardia(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "couardise"?
"couardise" is spelled C-O-U-A-R-D-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kwaʁ.diz\.
What does "couardise" mean?
As a noun, "couardise" means: Caractère de celui qui est couard.
How do you pronounce "couardise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couardise" is \kwaʁ.diz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couardise" come from?
"couardise" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “couardise”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-A-R-D-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kwaʁ.diz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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