rouer de coups

\ʁwe də ku\

/\ʁwe də ku\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Asséner de coups ; battre.

Key facts for rouer de coups
PropertyValue
Headwordrouer de coups
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁwe də ku\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rouer de coups” sits in French frequency

rouer de coups 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

rouer de coups is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁwe də ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Asséner de coups ; battre.".

rouer de coups doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is rouer de coups, spelled R-O-U-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-U-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Asséner de coups ; battre.

Synonyms

battretabasser

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 "rouer de coups"?
"rouer de coups" is spelled R-O-U-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-U-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁwe də ku\.
What does "rouer de coups" mean?
As a verb, "rouer de coups" means: Asséner de coups ; battre.
How do you pronounce "rouer de coups"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rouer de coups" is \ʁwe də ku\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rouer de coups" come from?
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Using “rouer de coups”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-O-U-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-U-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁwe də ku\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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