coup de pute

\ku də pyt\

/\ku də pyt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coup bas, vilain tour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coup-de-pute · coup de pute · French

coup de pute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for coup de pute
PropertyValue
Headwordcoup de pute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku də pyt\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coup de pute » en français

coup de putesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

coup de pute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku də pyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coup bas, vilain tour.".

No misspelling variants are generated for coup de pute in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is coup de pute, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -P-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coup bas, vilain tour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coup de pute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le salaud ! Il m’a encore fait un coup de pute !
  2. Merci quand même pour le coup de pub, merci les chiennes de garde pour le coup de pute

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coup de pute"?
"coup de pute" is spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -P-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku də pyt\.
What does "coup de pute" mean?
As a noun, "coup de pute" means: Coup bas, vilain tour.
How do you pronounce "coup de pute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coup de pute" is \ku də pyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coup de pute" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list