avoir martel en tête
\a.vwaʁ maʁ.tɛ.l‿ɑ̃ tɛt\
The verdict
“avoir martel en tête” 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
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se faire du souci parce qu’on doute de la fidélité de celui ou celle que l’on aime.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | avoir martel en tête |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.vwaʁ maʁ.tɛ.l‿ɑ̃ tɛt\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “avoir martel en tête” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for avoir martel en tête is 20 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.vwaʁ maʁ.tɛ.l‿ɑ̃ tɛt\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for avoir martel en tête in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is avoir martel en tête, spelled A-V-O-I-R- -M-A-R-T-E-L- -E-N- -T-Ê-T-E.
Definition
- 1Se faire du souci parce qu’on doute de la fidélité de celui ou celle que l’on aime.
- 2Se tourmenter, se faire beaucoup de souci, s’inquiéter fortement et de manière quasi obsessionnelle.
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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.
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Using “avoir martel en tête”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-V-O-I-R- -M-A-R-T-E-L- -E-N- -T-Ê-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.vwaʁ maʁ.tɛ.l‿ɑ̃ tɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.