coup de revers

\ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\

/\ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“coup de revers” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire subir un inconvénient en contre-partie de quelque chose.

Key facts for coup de revers
PropertyValue
Headwordcoup de revers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coup de revers” sits in French frequency

coup de revers 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for coup de revers is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Faire subir un inconvénient en contre-partie de quelque chose.".

coup de revers has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is coup de revers, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -R-E-V-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire subir un inconvénient en contre-partie de quelque chose.

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 revers"?
"coup de revers" is spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -R-E-V-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\.
What does "coup de revers" mean?
As a noun, "coup de revers" means: Faire subir un inconvénient en contre-partie de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "coup de revers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coup de revers" is \ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coup de revers" come from?
"coup de revers" 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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Using “coup de revers”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P- -D-E- -R-E-V-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku də ʁə.vɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list