avoir la peau de
\a.vwaʁ la po\
The verdict
“avoir la peau de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se débarrasser de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose ; tuer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-avoir-la-peau-de · avoir la peau de · French
avoir la peau de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | avoir la peau de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vwaʁ la po\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « avoir la peau de » en français
Rare enough to double-check
avoir la peau de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ la po\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se débarrasser de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose ; tuer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for avoir la peau de in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 avoir la peau de, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-A- -P-E-A-U- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Se débarrasser de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose ; tuer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how avoir la peau de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les droites du Vieux Continent ont eu la peau du volet agricole du Pacte vert, qui doit permettre aux Vingt-Sept d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici à 2050.
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.