courir après

\ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\

/\ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poursuivre, essayer de rattraper quelque chose ou quelqu'un.

Key facts for courir après
PropertyValue
Headwordcourir après
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “courir après” sits in French frequency

courir après 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

courir après is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for courir après in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 courir après, spelled C-O-U-R-I-R- -A-P-R-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poursuivre, essayer de rattraper quelque chose ou quelqu'un.
  2. 2
    Persister à rechercher la compagnie de quelqu’un en dépit d’un passé ou d’une situation défavorable.
  3. 3
    Se démener pour obtenir quelque chose.

This word in other languages

chase after(English)

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 "courir après"?
"courir après" is spelled C-O-U-R-I-R- -A-P-R-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\.
What does "courir après" mean?
As a verb, "courir après" means: Poursuivre, essayer de rattraper quelque chose ou quelqu'un.
How do you pronounce "courir après"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "courir après" is \ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "courir après" come from?
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Using “courir après”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-I-R- -A-P-R-È-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.ʁi.ʁ‿a.pʁɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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