casse-pied
\kɑs.pje\
The verdict
“casse-pied” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ennuyeux ; horripilant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-casse-pied · casse-pied · French
casse-pied · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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-pied |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɑs.pje\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
casse-pied is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kɑs.pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ennuyeux ; horripilant.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for casse-pied 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is casse-pied, spelled C-A-S-S-E---P-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Ennuyeux ; horripilant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how casse-pied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« En avril, ne te découvre pas d’un fil », songea-t-elle. En remarquant un garçon courir dans la rue sans plus de protection qu’un chandail à manches courtes et un jeans coupé, Maggie en conclut, avec un sourire tendre, que ces vieux proverbes étaient plutôt casse-pieds.
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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.