à cent pieds sous terre
\a sɑ̃ pje su tɛʁ\
The verdict
“à cent pieds sous terre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Là où l'on voudrait pouvoir se cacher à tout le monde, tant on est confus, honteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-a-cent-pieds-sous-terre · à cent pieds sous terre · French
à cent pieds sous terre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "À" 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 | à cent pieds sous terre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \a sɑ̃ pje su tɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « à cent pieds sous terre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
à cent pieds sous terre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a sɑ̃ pje su tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for à cent pieds sous terre, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is à cent pieds sous terre, spelled À- -C-E-N-T- -P-I-E-D-S- -S-O-U-S- -T-E-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Là où l'on voudrait pouvoir se cacher à tout le monde, tant on est confus, honteux.
- 2Là où l'on voudrait s'isoler du monde à cause de quelque grand sujet de chagrin, ou que l'on est dégoûté de la vie.
- 3Mort et enterré.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how à cent pieds sous terre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après un tel scandale, il voudrait se mettre à cent pieds sous terre.
C’est une ultra enragée, qui voudrait voir à cent pieds sous terre tout ce qui a servi la patrie.
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.