coup de glotte
\ku d‿ɡlɔt\
The verdict
“coup de glotte” 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 September 3, 2026) - Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-de-glotte · coup de glotte · French
coup de glotte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 glotte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku d‿ɡlɔt\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coup de glotte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coup de glotte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku d‿ɡlɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coup de glotte, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coup de glotte, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -G-L-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
- 2Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
- 3Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
- 4Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
- 5Consonne dont la description en phonétique articulatoire est l’occlusive glottale sourde, notée :
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.