casser les noix
\ka.se le nwa\
The verdict
“casser les noix” 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
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Importuner quelqu'un ; exaspérer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | casser les noix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.se le nwa\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “casser les noix” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for casser les noix is 15 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.se le nwa\. 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.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for casser les noix, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is casser les noix, spelled C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -N-O-I-X.
Definition
- 1Importuner quelqu'un ; exaspérer.
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.
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Using “casser les noix”
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- -N-O-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ka.se le nwa\ (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.