avoir les crocs

\a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\

/\a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avoir grand faim.

Corpus desk

Index FR-avoir-les-crocs · avoir les crocs · French

avoir les crocs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 les crocs
PropertyValue
Headwordavoir les crocs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « avoir les crocs » en français

avoir les crocsn'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 les crocs is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avoir grand faim.".

No misspelling variants are generated for avoir les crocs in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is avoir les crocs, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-E-S- -C-R-O-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avoir grand faim.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how avoir les crocs appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Des grosses bêtes Des choses pas sympa Des gros trucs cracras qui craignent grouillent et qu’ont les crocs

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 les crocs"?
"avoir les crocs" is spelled A-V-O-I-R- -L-E-S- -C-R-O-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is \a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\.
What does "avoir les crocs" mean?
As a verb, "avoir les crocs" means: Avoir grand faim.
How do you pronounce "avoir les crocs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avoir les crocs" is \a.vwaʁ lɛ kʁo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avoir les crocs" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list