Cul de Paris

[kydpaˈʁiː]

/[kydpaˈʁiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Cul de Paris” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jeweils phasenweise im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert unter dem Kleid getragenes Gesäßpolster oder Reifengestell

Key facts for Cul de Paris
PropertyValue
HeadwordCul de Paris
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kydpaˈʁiː]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cul de Paris” sits in German frequency

Cul de Paris falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Cul de Paris is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kydpaˈʁiː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jeweils phasenweise im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert unter dem Kleid getragenes Gesäßpolster oder Reifengestell".

No misspelling variants are generated for Cul de Paris in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Cul de Paris, spelled C-U-L- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jeweils phasenweise im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert unter dem Kleid getragenes Gesäßpolster oder Reifengestell

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cul de Paris"?
"Cul de Paris" is spelled C-U-L- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kydpaˈʁiː].
What does "Cul de Paris" mean?
As a noun, "Cul de Paris" means: jeweils phasenweise im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert unter dem Kleid getragenes Gesäßpolster oder Reifengestell
How do you pronounce "Cul de Paris"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cul de Paris" is [kydpaˈʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cul de Paris" come from?
"Cul de Paris" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Cul de Paris”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is C-U-L- -D-E- -P-A-R-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kydpaˈʁiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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