coupe-coupe
\kup.kup\
The verdict
“coupe-coupe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grand sabre utilisé dans les pays tropicaux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coupe-coupe · coupe-coupe · French
coupe-coupe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | coupe-coupe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kup.kup\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coupe-coupe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kup.kup\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for coupe-coupe in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coupe-coupe, spelled C-O-U-P-E---C-O-U-P-E.
Definition
- 1Grand sabre utilisé dans les pays tropicaux.
- 2Idée castratrice.
- 3(Natation artistique) Mouvement régulier des avant-bras effectué sous l’eau par les nageuses afin de maintenir le corps dans une posture droite et verticale qui permet l’exécution des figures lorsque, tête en bas, leur buste est immergé mais leurs jambes sont à l’air libre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coupe-coupe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si tu aimes à progresser en forêt, à coups de coupe-coupe, dans la société des mouches tsé-tsé, des éléphants et des gorilles, tu seras servi.
Hé ouais j’fais d’l’art Comme d’autres égorgent un porc J’y vais au coupe-coupe J’continuerai jusqu’à la mort
Synonyms
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.