coupe-jarret
\kup.ʒa.ʁɛ\
The verdict
“coupe-jarret” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brigand, assassin qui frappe par derrière.
Corpus desk
Index FR-coupe-jarret · coupe-jarret · French
coupe-jarret · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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-jarret |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kup.ʒa.ʁɛ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
coupe-jarret is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kup.ʒa.ʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brigand, assassin qui frappe par derrière.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coupe-jarret, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coupe-jarret, spelled C-O-U-P-E---J-A-R-R-E-T.
Definition
- 1Brigand, assassin qui frappe par derrière.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how coupe-jarret appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce jeune homme était fort riche, se croyait tout permis et comme ses prepotenze lui avaient attiré des menaces, il ne se montrait guère qu’environné de huit ou dix buli (sorte de coupe-jarrets), revêtus de sa livrée, et qu’il avait fait venir de ses terres dans les environs de Brescia
Le petit Salviati. – Faites donc finir ce gamin-là, monsieur ; c’est un coupe-jarret. Tous les Strozzi sont des coupe-jarrets.
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.