coup droit
\ku dʁwa\
The verdict
“coup droit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aux sports de raquette comme le tennis, le squash ou le tennis de table, coup effectué en frappant la balle à droite du corps quand on est droitier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-droit · coup droit · French
coup droit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 droit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku dʁwa\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coup droit » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coup droit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku dʁwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for coup droit in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is coup droit, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-R-O-I-T.
Definition
- 1Aux sports de raquette comme le tennis, le squash ou le tennis de table, coup effectué en frappant la balle à droite du corps quand on est droitier.
- 2Dans une course hippique, cheval qui dont on pense qu'il a une chance probable de gagner l'épreuve ou de finir à une bonne place, première chance.
- 3Combinaison élémentaire dans laquelle on utilise une flèche pour rafler suivant sa direction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how coup droit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On commence par faire sauter le pion 14, on place un pion en 28 et on profite du temps de repos pour mettre en place un coup droit.
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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.