sauter une coche

\so.te yn kɔʃ\

/\so.te yn kɔʃ\/ verb

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The verdict

“sauter une coche” 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 May 6, 2026) - Perdre son sang-froid en faisant une crise de colère ou d’indignation.

Key facts for sauter une coche
PropertyValue
Headwordsauter une coche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\so.te yn kɔʃ\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sauter une coche” sits in French frequency

sauter une coche 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

sauter une coche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \so.te yn kɔʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perdre son sang-froid en faisant une crise de colère ou d’indignation.".

sauter une coche has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is sauter une coche, spelled S-A-U-T-E-R- -U-N-E- -C-O-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perdre son sang-froid en faisant une crise de colère ou d’indignation.

Synonyms

pogner les nerfsmontée de lait

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 "sauter une coche"?
"sauter une coche" is spelled S-A-U-T-E-R- -U-N-E- -C-O-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \so.te yn kɔʃ\.
What does "sauter une coche" mean?
As a verb, "sauter une coche" means: Perdre son sang-froid en faisant une crise de colère ou d’indignation.
How do you pronounce "sauter une coche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sauter une coche" is \so.te yn kɔʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sauter une coche" come from?
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Using “sauter une coche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-U-T-E-R- -U-N-E- -C-O-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \so.te yn kɔʃ\ (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