course à l’américaine

Name: course à l’américaine, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\

/\kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“course à l’américaine” 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) - Épreuve de cyclisme sur piste où deux cyclistes se relaient pour marquer des points grâce aux sprints intermédiaires et aux tours d’avance.

Key facts for course à l’américaine
Property	Value
Headword	course à l’américaine
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\
Letters	21
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “course à l’américaine” sits in French frequency

course à l’américaine 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

course à l’américaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épreuve de cyclisme sur piste où deux cyclistes se relaient pour marquer des points grâce aux sprints intermédiaires et aux tours d’avance.".

course à l’américaine has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is course à l’américaine, spelled C-O-U-R-S-E- -À- -L-’-A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N-E.

Definition

1
Épreuve de cyclisme sur piste où deux cyclistes se relaient pour marquer des points grâce aux sprints intermédiaires et aux tours d’avance.

Synonyms

madison

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 "course à l’américaine"?

"course à l’américaine" is spelled C-O-U-R-S-E- -À- -L-’-A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\.

What does "course à l’américaine" mean?

As a noun, "course à l’américaine" means: Épreuve de cyclisme sur piste où deux cyclistes se relaient pour marquer des points grâce aux sprints intermédiaires et aux tours d’avance.

How do you pronounce "course à l’américaine"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "course à l’américaine" is \kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

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Using “course à l’américaine”

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

The one correct French spelling is C-O-U-R-S-E- -À- -L-’-A-M-É-R-I-C-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \kuʁs‿a l‿a.me.ʁi.kɛn\ (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.