du coup
\dy ku\
The verdict
“du 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
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À la suite de quoi ; aussitôt.
Corpus desk
Index FR-du-coup · du coup · French
du coup · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | du coup |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \dy ku\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
du coup is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dy ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for du coup in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is du coup, spelled D-U- -C-O-U-P.
Definition
- 1À la suite de quoi ; aussitôt.
- 2Par cette circonstance ; par cette occasion ; de ce fait.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how du coup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seulement, il devait ensuite se battre contre des embus terribles, car ses toiles absorbantes buvaient du coup le peu d’huile des couleurs.
Il n’en revenait pas, et du coup, il avait été chercher tous les officiers de la batterie ; le soir, le veinard de cousin avait eu un supplément de rata et une double ration d’eau-de-vie.
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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.