coupe rase

\kup ʁɑz\

/\kup ʁɑz\/ noun

The verdict

“coupe rase” 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) - Coupe de tous les arbres d’un peuplement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-coupe-rase · coupe rase · French

coupe rase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for coupe rase
PropertyValue
Headwordcoupe rase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kup ʁɑz\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « coupe rase » en français

coupe rasen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coupe rase is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kup ʁɑz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coupe de tous les arbres d’un peuplement.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for coupe rase, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is coupe rase, spelled C-O-U-P-E- -R-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coupe de tous les arbres d’un peuplement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how coupe rase appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En mettant subitement à nu une forêt et en retournant la terre, une coupe rase peut être particulièrement néfaste.
  2. Dans le cas d’une monoculture, quand les plantations d’arbres arrivent à maturité, on fait des coupes rases sur des hectares et des hectares, ce qui met le sol à nu.

Synonyms

coupe à blanccoupe blanchecoupe clairecoupe totalecoupe à blanc-étoc

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "coupe rase"?
"coupe rase" is spelled C-O-U-P-E- -R-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kup ʁɑz\.
What does "coupe rase" mean?
As a noun, "coupe rase" means: Coupe de tous les arbres d’un peuplement.
How do you pronounce "coupe rase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coupe rase" is \kup ʁɑz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coupe rase" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list