surcouper

\syʁ.ku.pe\

/\syʁ.ku.pe\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couper avec un atout supérieur à celui qu’un autre joueur a déjà employé.

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Index FR-surcouper · surcouper · French

surcouper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for surcouper
PropertyValue
Headwordsurcouper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\syʁ.ku.pe\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « surcouper » en français

surcoupersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

surcouper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \syʁ.ku.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Couper avec un atout supérieur à celui qu’un autre joueur a déjà employé.".

surcouper has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is surcouper, spelled S-U-R-C-O-U-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper avec un atout supérieur à celui qu’un autre joueur a déjà employé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how surcouper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lorsque votre adversaire de gauche refuse de couper une carte maîtresse de peur d’être surcoupé, et jette une basse carte, si vous avez la maîtresse de la couleur dont il se défausse, jouez-la avant de continuer la couleur où il renonce.
  2. M. Demangeot et le commandant Marigny se font tête, abattent cœur, pique et trèfle, l'atout, le roi, coupent et surcoupent impassibles comme s'ils risquaient des fortunes au lansquenet du roi.

This word in other languages

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 "surcouper"?
"surcouper" is spelled S-U-R-C-O-U-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.ku.pe\.
What does "surcouper" mean?
As a verb, "surcouper" means: Couper avec un atout supérieur à celui qu’un autre joueur a déjà employé.
How do you pronounce "surcouper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surcouper" is \syʁ.ku.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surcouper" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list