coup de poing américain

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte d'arme contondante que l'on tient dans la main.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coup-de-poing-americain · coup de poing américain · French

coup de poing américain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 letters
  • VOW-10 10 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.

Key facts for coup de poing américain
PropertyValue
Headwordcoup de poing américain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coup de poing américain” sits in French frequency

coup de poing américain 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 poing américain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte d'arme contondante que l'on tient dans la main.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for coup de poing américain, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is coup de poing américain, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -P-O-I-N-G- -A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte d'arme contondante que l'on tient dans la main.

Synonyms

poing américaincoup-de-poing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coup de poing américain"?
"coup de poing américain" is spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -P-O-I-N-G- -A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N.
What does "coup de poing américain" mean?
As a noun, "coup de poing américain" means: Sorte d'arme contondante que l'on tient dans la main.
What language does "coup de poing américain" come from?
"coup de poing américain" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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