casser les pieds
\ka.se le pje\
The verdict
“casser les pieds” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Énerver ; embêter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-casser-les-pieds · casser les pieds · French
casser les pieds · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | casser les pieds |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ka.se le pje\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « casser les pieds » en français
Rare enough to double-check
casser les pieds is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ka.se le pje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Énerver ; embêter.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for casser les pieds, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is casser les pieds, spelled C-A-S-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -P-I-E-D-S.
Definition
- 1Énerver ; embêter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how casser les pieds appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils étaient trois à nous casser les pieds avec leurs histoires.
Non mais, qu’est-ce qu’ils venaient nous casser les pieds, tous ces Parisiens, avec leurs modes modernes, que tu savais jamais ce qu’il fallait faire pour qu’on se foute pas de ta poire ?
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.