couver du regard

\ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\

/\ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - & Regarder une personne ou une chose avec intérêt ou complaisance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-couver-du-regard · couver du regard · French

couver du regard · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for couver du regard
PropertyValue
Headwordcouver du regard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « couver du regard » en français

couver du regardreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

couver du regard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "& Regarder une personne ou une chose avec intérêt ou complaisance.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for couver du regard, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is couver du regard, spelled C-O-U-V-E-R- -D-U- -R-E-G-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    & Regarder une personne ou une chose avec intérêt ou complaisance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how couver du regard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Debout, auprès de lui, Hitler le couve du regard ; il en subit le charme ; il est comme fasciné, hypnotisé ; quand le Duce rit, il rit ;si le Duce se renfrogne, il se renfrogne ; c'est une véritable scène de mimétisme ; […]
  2. Assise en face de Philippe, – avec Daniel et Dany à sa droite, Françoise et Nicolas à sa gauche, – Madeleine couvait du regard ce petit monde réuni de nouveau, contre vents et marées, dans la maison familiale.

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 "couver du regard"?
"couver du regard" is spelled C-O-U-V-E-R- -D-U- -R-E-G-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\.
What does "couver du regard" mean?
As a verb, "couver du regard" means: & Regarder une personne ou une chose avec intérêt ou complaisance.
How do you pronounce "couver du regard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "couver du regard" is \ku.ve dy ʁə.ɡaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "couver du regard" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list