lâcher le coude

\lɑ.ʃe lə kud\

/\lɑ.ʃe lə kud\/ verb

The verdict

“lâcher 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
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laisser tranquille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-lacher-le-coude · lâcher le coude · French

lâcher le coude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 lâcher le coude
PropertyValue
Headwordlâcher le coude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\lɑ.ʃe lə kud\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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

lâcher 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

lâcher le coude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \lɑ.ʃe lə kud\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Laisser tranquille.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lâcher le coude, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is lâcher le coude, spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R- -L-E- -C-O-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laisser tranquille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Je vous prie de me lâcher le coude, avec vos grossièretés.

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 "lâcher le coude"?
"lâcher le coude" is spelled L-Â-C-H-E-R- -L-E- -C-O-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \lɑ.ʃe lə kud\.
What does "lâcher le coude" mean?
As a verb, "lâcher le coude" means: Laisser tranquille.
How do you pronounce "lâcher le coude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lâcher le coude" is \lɑ.ʃe lə kud\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lâcher le coude" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list