casser les couilles

\ka.se le kuj\

/\ka.se le kuj\/ verb

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The verdict

“casser les couilles” 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Importuner quelqu’un ; exaspérer.

Key facts for casser les couilles
PropertyValue
Headwordcasser les couilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ka.se le kuj\
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “casser les couilles” sits in French frequency

casser les couilles falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for casser les couilles is 19 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.se le kuj\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Importuner quelqu’un ; exaspérer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for casser les couilles in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is casser les couilles, spelled C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Importuner quelqu’un ; exaspérer.

This word in other languages

break someone's balls(English)romper los huevos(Español)ankotzen(Deutsch)pé no saco(Português)

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 "casser les couilles"?
"casser les couilles" is spelled C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.se le kuj\.
What does "casser les couilles" mean?
As a verb, "casser les couilles" means: Importuner quelqu’un ; exaspérer.
How do you pronounce "casser les couilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "casser les couilles" is \ka.se le kuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "casser les couilles" come from?
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Using “casser les couilles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -C-O-U-I-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.se le kuj\ (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list