casse-gueule
\kas.ɡœl\
The verdict
“casse-gueule” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération dangereuse, aventureuse, risquée, périlleuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-casse-gueule · casse-gueule · French
casse-gueule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | casse-gueule |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kas.ɡœl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « casse-gueule » en français
Rare enough to double-check
casse-gueule is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.ɡœl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
casse-gueule has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is casse-gueule, spelled C-A-S-S-E---G-U-E-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Opération dangereuse, aventureuse, risquée, périlleuse.
- 2Passage, obstacle dangereux.
- 3Eau-de-vie très forte.
- 4Boule de mammouth.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how casse-gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Toutes les semaines on nous exhibe ici des coucous comme celui-là, avec quelque truc qui doit révolutionner l'aviation, quelque nouveau système de casse-gueule qui vole épatamment... sur le papier.
Par temps de pluie, ce sentier à flanc de montagne est un vrai casse-gueule.
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.