d’un seul coup
\d‿œ̃ sœl ku\
The verdict
“d’un seul coup” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En seulement une fois.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-un-seul-coup · d’un seul coup · French
d’un seul coup · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | d’un seul coup |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿œ̃ sœl ku\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « d’un seul coup » en français
Rare enough to double-check
d’un seul coup is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \d‿œ̃ sœl ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En seulement une fois.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’un seul coup, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is d’un seul coup, spelled D-’-U-N- -S-E-U-L- -C-O-U-P.
Definition
- 1En seulement une fois.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’un seul coup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
D’une unité et d’une simplicité plus larges que celles de l’Empire romain, le monde passa, d’un seul coup, à une fragmentation aussi complète que celle du moyen–âge, à la période des seigneurs féodaux, brigands et pillards.
D’un seul coup, brutalement, le flotteur gauche s'engagea. Je fus emmené dans un « cheval de bois » à gauche, que je pus contrecarrer quelque peu en accélérant.
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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.