en coup de vent
\ɑ̃ ku də vɑ̃\
The verdict
“en coup de vent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À l’improviste et d’une manière brusque.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-coup-de-vent · en coup de vent · French
en coup de vent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en coup de vent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ ku də vɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en coup de vent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en coup de vent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ ku də vɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for en coup de vent in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is en coup de vent, spelled E-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -V-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1À l’improviste et d’une manière brusque.
- 2Se dit d'une coiffure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en coup de vent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une grande fillette entra en coup de vent dans le parloir, longue dans sa robe noire, ceinte du cordon rouge des « moyennes ».
Puis, ce fut la princesse Rosemonde de Harth qui fit son entrée en coup de vent.
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.