coup de bol

\ku də bɔl\

/\ku də bɔl\/ noun

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The verdict

“coup de bol” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de coup de chance.

Key facts for coup de bol
PropertyValue
Headwordcoup de bol
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku də bɔl\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coup de bol” sits in French frequency

coup de bol falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coup de bol is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku də bɔl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de coup de chance.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for coup de bol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coup de bol, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -B-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de coup de chance.

This word in other languages

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coup de bol"?
"coup de bol" is spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -B-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ku də bɔl\.
What does "coup de bol" mean?
As a noun, "coup de bol" means: Synonyme de coup de chance.
How do you pronounce "coup de bol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coup de bol" is \ku də bɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coup de bol" come from?
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Using “coup de bol”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P- -D-E- -B-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku də bɔl\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list