couper la gorge

\ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\

/\ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\/ verb

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The verdict

“couper la gorge” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Égorger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couper-la-gorge · couper la gorge · French

couper la gorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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.

Key facts for couper la gorge
PropertyValue
Headwordcouper la gorge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “couper la gorge” sits in French frequency

couper la gorge falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

couper la gorge is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Égorger.".

Zero misspellings are on record for couper la gorge in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is couper la gorge, spelled C-O-U-P-E-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Égorger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. N’est-ce pas, lecteur, que cette fin est bien commune pour une histoire extraordinaire ? Prenez-la ou laissez-la, je me couperais la gorge plutôt que de mentir d’une syllabe.
  2. Chatenay, à part sans voir Manicamp. – Comprend-on le prince de Conti !… exiger que je me fasse inviter à dîner par Manicamp !… quand, il y a un quart d’heure à peine, nous voulions nous couper la gorge…

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "couper la gorge"?
"couper la gorge" is spelled C-O-U-P-E-R- -L-A- -G-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\.
What does "couper la gorge" mean?
As a verb, "couper la gorge" means: Égorger.
How do you pronounce "couper la gorge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couper la gorge" is \ku.pe la ɡɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couper la gorge" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list