avoir le cigare au bec

\a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\

/\a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\/ verb

The verdict

“avoir le cigare au bec” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir un besoin urgent de déféquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avoir-le-cigare-au-bec · avoir le cigare au bec · French

avoir le cigare au bec · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 22 letters
  • VOW-10 10 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.

Key facts for avoir le cigare au bec
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir le cigare au bec
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avoir le cigare au bec » en français

avoir le cigare au becn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

avoir le cigare au bec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir un besoin urgent de déféquer.".

avoir le cigare au bec has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 avoir le cigare au bec, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-E- -C-I-G-A-R-E- -A-U- -B-E-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir un besoin urgent de déféquer.

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 le cigare au bec"?
"avoir le cigare au bec" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-E- -C-I-G-A-R-E- -A-U- -B-E-C. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\.
What does "avoir le cigare au bec" mean?
As a verb, "avoir le cigare au bec" means: Avoir un besoin urgent de déféquer.
How do you pronounce "avoir le cigare au bec"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir le cigare au bec" is \a.vwaʁ lə si.ɡa.ʁ‿o bɛk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir le cigare au bec" come from?
"avoir le cigare au bec" 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