coup de soleil
\ku d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\
The verdict
“coup de soleil” 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) - Brûlure de la peau provoquée par une exposition plus ou moins longue au soleil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-de-soleil · coup de soleil · French
coup de soleil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 soleil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coup de soleil » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coup de soleil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku d(ə) sɔ.lɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
coup de soleil doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coup de soleil, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-E- -S-O-L-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1Brûlure de la peau provoquée par une exposition plus ou moins longue au soleil.
- 2Fragmentation d’une roche par la chaleur du jour.
- 3Dessèchement d’un tronc ou d’une branche exposé à la lumière directe du soleil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coup de soleil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous ne sommes pas restés très longtemps à la plage hier, nous ne voulions pas attraper de coup de soleil.
Rougon mourut presque subitement, quinze mois après son mariage, d’un coup de soleil qu’il reçut, une après-midi, en sarclant un plant de carottes.
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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.