crénom
French, interjection/kʁe.nɔ̃/
crénom is spelled C-R-É-N-O-M (6 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written French, the 205,184th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Crénom is a French interjection meaning “holy shit! (or similar oath)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Juron”.
What does crénom mean in English?
interjection
- 1
holy shit! (or similar oath)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Juron.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of crénom
- crénom! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce crénom?
- /kʁe.nɔ̃/
- \kʁe.nɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is crénom in French?
crénom appears about once in every 42 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).