courir sur l’haricot

\ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\

/\ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\/ verb

The verdict

“courir sur l’haricot” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Importuner, énerver, ennuyer.

Key facts for courir sur l’haricot
PropertyValue
Headwordcourir sur l’haricot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “courir sur l’haricot” sits in French frequency

courir sur l’haricot 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for courir sur l’haricot is 20 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Importuner, énerver, ennuyer.".

courir sur l’haricot doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is courir sur l’haricot, spelled C-O-U-R-I-R- -S-U-R- -L-’-H-A-R-I-C-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Importuner, énerver, ennuyer.

Synonyms

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 sur l’haricot"?
"courir sur l’haricot" is spelled C-O-U-R-I-R- -S-U-R- -L-’-H-A-R-I-C-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\.
What does "courir sur l’haricot" mean?
As a verb, "courir sur l’haricot" means: Importuner, énerver, ennuyer.
How do you pronounce "courir sur l’haricot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "courir sur l’haricot" is \ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "courir sur l’haricot" come from?
"courir sur l’haricot" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “courir sur l’haricot”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-I-R- -S-U-R- -L-’-H-A-R-I-C-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ku.ʁiʁ syʁ l‿a.ʁi.ko\ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list