caresser la bouteille

\ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\

/\ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’enivrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caresser-la-bouteille · caresser la bouteille · French

caresser la bouteille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 caresser la bouteille
PropertyValue
Headwordcaresser la bouteille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « caresser la bouteille » en français

caresser la bouteillen'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

caresser la bouteille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’enivrer.".

caresser la bouteille doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is caresser la bouteille, spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’enivrer.

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 "caresser la bouteille"?
"caresser la bouteille" is spelled C-A-R-E-S-S-E-R- -L-A- -B-O-U-T-E-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\.
What does "caresser la bouteille" mean?
As a verb, "caresser la bouteille" means: S’enivrer.
How do you pronounce "caresser la bouteille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caresser la bouteille" is \ka.ʁɛ.se la bu.tɛj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caresser la bouteille" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list