coup dur
\ku dyʁ\
The verdict
“coup dur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épreuve pénible à supporter, souvent imprévue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coup-dur · coup dur · French
coup dur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 dur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ku dyʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « coup dur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
coup dur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku dyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve pénible à supporter, souvent imprévue.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coup dur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is coup dur, spelled C-O-U-P- -D-U-R.
Definition
- 1Épreuve pénible à supporter, souvent imprévue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coup dur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais oui… seulement voilà… tu auras toujours des coups durs, avec les femmes, avec les affaires, toujours… Tu n’es pas démerdeur.
La pauvre ! La pauvre ! répète la femme de journée, veuve qui a perdu trois enfants et dont la compassion s'allie à ce merveilleux sang-froid des êtres qui n'ont eu que des coups durs dans la vie.
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.