coup bas
\ku ba\
The verdict
“coup bas” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coup de poing en dessous de la ceinture, ce qui est illégal.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coup bas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku ba\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coup bas” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for coup bas is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku ba\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for coup bas in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coup bas, spelled C-O-U-P- -B-A-S.
Definition
- 1Coup de poing en dessous de la ceinture, ce qui est illégal.
- 2Tour déloyal, coup fourré, en dessous de la ceinture.
This word in other languages
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 “coup bas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P- -B-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ku ba\ (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
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.