hausser le coude

^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\

/^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\/ verb

The verdict

“hausser le coude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’adonner à la beuverie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hausser-le-coude · hausser le coude · French

hausser le coude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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 hausser le coude
PropertyValue
Headwordhausser le coude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hausser le coude » en français

hausser le coudereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hausser le coude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’adonner à la beuverie.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hausser le coude, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hausser le coude, spelled H-A-U-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -C-O-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’adonner à la beuverie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hausser le coude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ayant toujours aimé hausser le coude, il en but une seconde, puis une troisième, puis une foule d’autres avec ses bons amis les Fresnois.

Synonyms

lever le coudesoulever le coude

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 "hausser le coude"?
"hausser le coude" is spelled H-A-U-S-S-E-R- -L-E- -C-O-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\.
What does "hausser le coude" mean?
As a verb, "hausser le coude" means: S’adonner à la beuverie.
How do you pronounce "hausser le coude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hausser le coude" is ^((h aspiré))\o.se lə kud\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hausser le coude" come from?
"hausser le coude" 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