tirer son coup
\ti.ʁe sɔ̃ ku\
The verdict
“tirer son coup” 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 September 3, 2026) - Avoir une relation sexuelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tirer-son-coup · tirer son coup · French
tirer son coup · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tirer son coup |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ti.ʁe sɔ̃ ku\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « tirer son coup » en français
Rare enough to double-check
tirer son coup is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ti.ʁe sɔ̃ ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir une relation sexuelle.".
tirer son coup has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tirer son coup, spelled T-I-R-E-R- -S-O-N- -C-O-U-P.
Definition
- 1Avoir une relation sexuelle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tirer son coup appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les garçons croyaient exhiber leur science érotique par des allusions salaces, ils ne savaient que tirer leur coup à l’endroit du corps des filles où la prudence conseillait à ces dernières qu’ils le fassent.
Il avait insisté pour tirer son coup et s’était assoupi aussitôt après.
Synonyms
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.