coureur de fesses

\ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\

/\ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui aime à séduire les femmes.

Key facts for coureur de fesses
PropertyValue
Headwordcoureur de fesses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “coureur de fesses” sits in French frequency

coureur de fesses 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

coureur de fesses is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Personne qui aime à séduire les femmes.".

No misspelling variants are generated for coureur de fesses in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is coureur de fesses, spelled C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -F-E-S-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui aime à séduire les femmes.

Synonyms

coureur de cotillonscoureur de fillescoureur de jupons

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 "coureur de fesses"?
"coureur de fesses" is spelled C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -F-E-S-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\.
What does "coureur de fesses" mean?
As a noun, "coureur de fesses" means: Personne qui aime à séduire les femmes.
How do you pronounce "coureur de fesses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coureur de fesses" is \ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "coureur de fesses" come from?
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Using “coureur de fesses”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-E-U-R- -D-E- -F-E-S-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.ʁœʁ də fɛs\ (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