croquer la pomme

\kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\

/\kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\/ verb

The verdict

“croquer la pomme” 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) - Céder à la tentation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-croquer-la-pomme · croquer la pomme · French

croquer la pomme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 croquer la pomme
PropertyValue
Headwordcroquer la pomme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « croquer la pomme » en français

croquer la pommesiège 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

croquer la pomme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

croquer la pomme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is croquer la pomme, spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-R- -L-A- -P-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Céder à la tentation.
  2. 2
    Faire l’amour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Selon la Bible, Ève, avant de croquer la pomme, vivait sans interdits, sans inhibitions, sans peurs, sans pudeur, en un mot, elle vivait nue.
  2. Seigneur, et la journaliste qui avait l'air prête à l'inviter à venir dîner chez elle ! - Où à croquer la pomme avec elle au lit, ajouta Ralph d'un ton pince-sans-rire.

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 "croquer la pomme"?
"croquer la pomme" is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-R- -L-A- -P-O-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\.
What does "croquer la pomme" mean?
As a verb, "croquer la pomme" means: Céder à la tentation.
How do you pronounce "croquer la pomme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "croquer la pomme" is \kʁɔ.ke la pɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "croquer la pomme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list