passer un coup de téléphone

\pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\

/\pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\/ verb

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The verdict

“passer un coup de téléphone” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
27
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - téléphoner.

Key facts for passer un coup de téléphone
PropertyValue
Headwordpasser un coup de téléphone
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\
Letters27
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “passer un coup de téléphone” sits in French frequency

passer un coup de téléphone falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

passer un coup de téléphone is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "téléphoner.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for passer un coup de téléphone, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is passer un coup de téléphone, spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    téléphoner.

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 "passer un coup de téléphone"?
"passer un coup de téléphone" is spelled P-A-S-S-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\.
What does "passer un coup de téléphone" mean?
As a verb, "passer un coup de téléphone" means: téléphoner.
How do you pronounce "passer un coup de téléphone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passer un coup de téléphone" is \pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passer un coup de téléphone" come from?
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Using “passer un coup de téléphone”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-A-S-S-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -T-É-L-É-P-H-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pa.se œ̃ ku də te.le.fɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list