donner un coup de louche

\dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\

/\dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\/ verb

The verdict

“donner un coup de louche” 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
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aider, rendre service à quelqu’un.

Key facts for donner un coup de louche
PropertyValue
Headworddonner un coup de louche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\
Letters24
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “donner un coup de louche” sits in French frequency

donner un coup de louche 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 donner un coup de louche is 24 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\. 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: "Aider, rendre service à quelqu’un.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for donner un coup de louche, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is donner un coup de louche, spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -L-O-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aider, rendre service à quelqu’un.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "donner un coup de louche"?
"donner un coup de louche" is spelled D-O-N-N-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -L-O-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\.
What does "donner un coup de louche" mean?
As a verb, "donner un coup de louche" means: Aider, rendre service à quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "donner un coup de louche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donner un coup de louche" is \dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donner un coup de louche" come from?
"donner un coup de louche" 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 “donner un coup de louche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-N-N-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -L-O-U-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\ (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