coup de poignard dans le dos
\ku də pwa.ɲaʁ dɑ̃ lə do\
The verdict
“coup de poignard dans le dos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 28
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traîtrise inattendue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-de-poignard-dans-le · coup de poignard dans le dos · French
coup de poignard dans le dos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 28 letters
- VOW-9 9 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 poignard dans le dos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku də pwa.ɲaʁ dɑ̃ lə do\ |
| Letters | 28 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coup de poignard dans le dos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku də pwa.ɲaʁ dɑ̃ lə do\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Traîtrise inattendue.".
coup de poignard dans le dos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coup de poignard dans le dos, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -P-O-I-G-N-A-R-D- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Traîtrise inattendue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coup de poignard dans le dos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’était un printemps dans le genre coup de poignard dans le dos. Du soleil à flots et, rran, sans prévenir, des grêlons comme des pavés.
Je ne tolérerai aucune guerre de territoire. Pas de coups de poignard dans le dos. Pas de jalousies entre les agences. Quiconque entravera la circulation des renseignements ou des personnels de Samaritain sera sévèrement sanctionné. Tenez-vous-le pour dit.
Synonyms
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.