coupure typographique

\ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\

/\ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\/ noun

The verdict

“coupure typographique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coupure nécessaire d’un mot en fin de ligne se matérialisant par le début du mot restant sur la ligne (suivi d’un trait d’union) et par la fin du mot commençant la ligne suivante.

Key facts for coupure typographique
PropertyValue
Headwordcoupure typographique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coupure typographique” sits in French frequency

coupure typographique 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

coupure typographique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Coupure nécessaire d’un mot en fin de ligne se matérialisant par le début du mot restant sur la ligne (suivi d’un trait d’union) et par la fin du mot commençant la ligne suivante.".

coupure typographique doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coupure typographique, spelled C-O-U-P-U-R-E- -T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coupure nécessaire d’un mot en fin de ligne se matérialisant par le début du mot restant sur la ligne (suivi d’un trait d’union) et par la fin du mot commençant la ligne suivante.

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 "coupure typographique"?
"coupure typographique" is spelled C-O-U-P-U-R-E- -T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\.
What does "coupure typographique" mean?
As a noun, "coupure typographique" means: Coupure nécessaire d’un mot en fin de ligne se matérialisant par le début du mot restant sur la ligne (suivi d’un trait d’union) et par la fin du mot commençant la ligne suivante.
How do you pronounce "coupure typographique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coupure typographique" is \ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coupure typographique" come from?
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Using “coupure typographique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-P-U-R-E- -T-Y-P-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.pyʁ ti.pɔ.ɡʁa.fik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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