sec comme un coup de trique
\sɛk kɔ.m‿œ̃ ku də tʁik\
The verdict
“sec comme un coup de trique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 27
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Très maigre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sec-comme-un-coup-de-tri · sec comme un coup de trique · French
sec comme un coup de trique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 27 letters
- VOW-10 10 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sec comme un coup de trique |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \sɛk kɔ.m‿œ̃ ku də tʁik\ |
| Letters | 27 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sec comme un coup de trique » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sec comme un coup de trique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \sɛk kɔ.m‿œ̃ ku də tʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sec comme un coup de trique, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is sec comme un coup de trique, spelled S-E-C- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -C-O-U-P- -D-E- -T-R-I-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Très maigre.
- 2Sec, aride.
- 3Cassant, sec, guindé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sec comme un coup de trique appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un grand type, sec comme un coup de trique, en bermuda et maillot de l'équipe du Portugal, s'avance vers eux, un téléphone à la main.
Une cataracte de pluie, lourde comme du plomb fondu, s’abattit sur le petit détachement. Ils poursuivirent leur marche forcée sous l’averse. Le soldat Le Bihan pesta à cause de son tabac totalement imbibé de flotte : – Foutu pays ! La Bretagne c’est sec comme un coup de trique par rapport à cet enfer…
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.