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 uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
24
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aider, rendre service à quelqu’un.

Corpus desk

Index FR-donner-un-coup-de-louche · donner un coup de louche · French

donner un coup de louche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 24 letters
  • VOW-9 9 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.

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)

Longue queue: rang de « donner un coup de louche » en français

donner un coup de louchen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

donner un coup de louche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔ.ne œ̃ ku də luʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how donner un coup de louche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je lui ai donné un coup de louche à ranger sa production dans les paniers, c’est vrai les boulangers sont pas vernis.
  2. Nous comptons sur vous pour nous donner un coup de louche !

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list