coup de filet
\ku d(ə )fi.lɛ\
The verdict
“coup de filet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jet d'un filet de pêche dans l’eau pour prendre du poisson.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-de-filet · coup de filet · French
coup de filet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coup de filet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku d(ə )fi.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coup de filet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coup de filet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku d(ə )fi.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for coup de filet, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 filet, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -F-I-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Jet d'un filet de pêche dans l’eau pour prendre du poisson.
- 2Prise de plusieurs personnes à la fois.
- 3Gain, profit considérable fait d’un seul coup.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coup de filet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chercher une fille dans Paris, c’est chercher une ablette en Seine, il faut le hasard d’un coup de filet.
Prendre plusieurs voleurs, plusieurs ennemis, d’un seul coup de filet.
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.