planter un couteau dans le dos
\plɑ̃.te œ̃ ku.to dɑ̃ lə do\
The verdict
“planter un couteau dans le dos” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 30
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trahir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-planter-un-couteau-dans- · planter un couteau dans le dos · French
planter un couteau dans le dos · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 30 letters
- VOW-11 11 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | planter un couteau dans le dos |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \plɑ̃.te œ̃ ku.to dɑ̃ lə do\ |
| Letters | 30 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
planter un couteau dans le dos is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \plɑ̃.te œ̃ ku.to dɑ̃ lə do\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trahir.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for planter un couteau dans le dos, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is planter un couteau dans le dos, spelled P-L-A-N-T-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-T-E-A-U- -D-A-N-S- -L-E- -D-O-S.
Definition
- 1Trahir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how planter un couteau dans le dos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comme tout le monde, tu t'es fait avoir, elle n'aurait pas hésité à te planter un couteau dans le dos si tu lui avais mis des bâtons dans les roues.
« Voir les macronistes de la première heure planter un couteau dans le dos d’Emmanuel Macron… même à mon pire adversaire, je ne lui souhaite pas ça. »
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.