clore le bec
\klɔʁ lə bɛk\
The verdict
“clore le bec” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Faire taire quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-clore-le-bec · clore le bec · French
clore le bec · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | clore le bec |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \klɔʁ lə bɛk\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « clore le bec » en français
Rare enough to double-check
clore le bec is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \klɔʁ lə bɛk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire taire quelqu’un.".
No misspelling variants are generated for clore le bec in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is clore le bec, spelled C-L-O-R-E- -L-E- -B-E-C.
Definition
- 1Faire taire quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how clore le bec appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pourvu qu’elle ne s’avise pas de me clore le bec (et elle s’en garde bien, elle sait ce qu’il en coûte), le sien peut ramager : chacun a sa musique.
Ce qui me clôt le plus hermétiquement le bec, c’est de voir trois ou quatre personnes qui me regardent et qui attendent.
Synonyms
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.