avoir du cul

\a.vwaʁ dy ky\

/\a.vwaʁ dy ky\/ verb

The verdict

“avoir du cul” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avoir beaucoup de chance.

Key facts for avoir du cul
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir du cul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ dy ky\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “avoir du cul” sits in French frequency

avoir du cul falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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 French entry for avoir du cul is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vwaʁ dy ky\. 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: "Avoir beaucoup de chance.".

avoir du cul has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 avoir du cul, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -C-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir beaucoup de chance.

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 "avoir du cul"?
"avoir du cul" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -C-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ dy ky\.
What does "avoir du cul" mean?
As a verb, "avoir du cul" means: Avoir beaucoup de chance.
How do you pronounce "avoir du cul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir du cul" is \a.vwaʁ dy ky\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir du cul" come from?
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Using “avoir du cul”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is A-V-O-I-R- -D-U- -C-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \a.vwaʁ dy ky\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list