casse-gueule

\kas.ɡœl\

/\kas.ɡœl\/ noun

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.

Key facts for casse-gueule
PropertyValue
Headwordcasse-gueule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kas.ɡœl\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « casse-gueule » en français

casse-gueulesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

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

  1. 1
    Opération dangereuse, aventureuse, risquée, périlleuse.
  2. 2
    Passage, obstacle dangereux.
  3. 3
    Eau-de-vie très forte.
  4. 4
    Boule de mammouth.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how casse-gueule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "casse-gueule"?
"casse-gueule" is spelled C-A-S-S-E---G-U-E-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kas.ɡœl\.
What does "casse-gueule" mean?
As a noun, "casse-gueule" means: Opération dangereuse, aventureuse, risquée, périlleuse.
How do you pronounce "casse-gueule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casse-gueule" is \kas.ɡœl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casse-gueule" come from?
"casse-gueule" 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