tirer un coup

\ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\

/\ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\/ verb

The verdict

“tirer un 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
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir une relation sexuelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tirer-un-coup · tirer un coup · French

tirer un coup · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for tirer un coup
PropertyValue
Headwordtirer un coup
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « tirer un coup » en français

tirer un coupreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

tirer un coup is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir une relation sexuelle.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tirer un coup in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is tirer un coup, spelled T-I-R-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir une relation sexuelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La plupart du temps les femmes camarades sont d’infâmes laiderons qui font pour tirer un coup cent mille manières qu’ignore une bonne et jolie femme.
  2. Et puis ferme la porte derrière toi en partant et rentre tirer un coup à ton hôtel.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tirer un coup"?
"tirer un coup" is spelled T-I-R-E-R- -U-N- -C-O-U-P. The IPA pronunciation is \ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\.
What does "tirer un coup" mean?
As a verb, "tirer un coup" means: Avoir une relation sexuelle.
How do you pronounce "tirer un coup"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tirer un coup" is \ti.ʁe œ̃ ku\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tirer un coup" come from?
"tirer un coup" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list