conspuer

\kɔ̃s.pɥe\

/\kɔ̃s.pɥe\/ verb

The verdict

“conspuer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manifester à quelqu’un son mécontentement, voire son mépris.

Corpus desk

Index FR-conspuer · conspuer · French

conspuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for conspuer
PropertyValue
Headwordconspuer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kɔ̃s.pɥe\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « conspuer » en français

conspuersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

conspuer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃s.pɥe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manifester à quelqu’un son mécontentement, voire son mépris.".

No misspelling variants are generated for conspuer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is conspuer, spelled C-O-N-S-P-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manifester à quelqu’un son mécontentement, voire son mépris.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how conspuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dérangés dans leur béatitude, et même légèrement conspués, ils se sont tordus sur leurs fauteuils comme des vermicules coupés en quatre par la bêche du laboureur.
  2. — Tenez, ce pouf, c’est tout ce qu’il me faut. Cela me fera tenir droite. Oh ! mon Dieu, je fais encore du bruit, je vais me faire conspuer.

This word in other languages

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 "conspuer"?
"conspuer" is spelled C-O-N-S-P-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.pɥe\.
What does "conspuer" mean?
As a verb, "conspuer" means: Manifester à quelqu’un son mécontentement, voire son mépris.
How do you pronounce "conspuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conspuer" is \kɔ̃s.pɥe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conspuer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list