couvrir de fleurs
\ku.vʁiʁ də flœʁ\
The verdict
“couvrir de fleurs” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Donner des louanges abondantes, faire beaucoup de compliments, soit sérieusement, soit avec ironie.
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Index FR-couvrir-de-fleurs · couvrir de fleurs · French
couvrir de fleurs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | couvrir de fleurs |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ku.vʁiʁ də flœʁ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « couvrir de fleurs » en français
Rare enough to double-check
couvrir de fleurs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ku.vʁiʁ də flœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Donner des louanges abondantes, faire beaucoup de compliments, soit sérieusement, soit avec ironie.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for couvrir de fleurs in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is couvrir de fleurs, spelled C-O-U-V-R-I-R- -D-E- -F-L-E-U-R-S.
Definition
- 1Donner des louanges abondantes, faire beaucoup de compliments, soit sérieusement, soit avec ironie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how couvrir de fleurs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En 1955, nous étions sous le choc de la “réconciliation” soviéto-yougoslave. Sans crier gare, la troïka moscovite avait débarqué à Belgrade pour se jeter dans les bras de Tito et le couvrir de fleurs. “C'est un malentendu, camarade ! Embrassons-nous Folleville !”. […], Josip Broz Tito soudainement redevenait un grand communiste, le libérateur de son peuple !
Synonyms
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