cul
French, noun/ky/
cul is spelled C-U-L (3 letters) and appears 83 times per million words in written French, the 1,003rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cul is a French masculine noun meaning “butt, bum, ass, arse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Derrière d’un animal, d’un humain ; ses fesses, son postérieur”.
What does cul mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinevulgarbutt, bum, ass, arse
- 2
masculinevulgaranus, arsehole, asshole
- 3
masculinethe bottom, rear (of an object)
- 4
informalmasculinesex (sexual intercourse)
Le cul mène le monde.
- 5
informalmasculinegood luck or good fortune
Ils ont du cul.
- 6
masculineslangroach (the butt of a marijuana cigarette)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Derrière d’un animal, d’un humain ; ses fesses, son postérieur. 2. Anus. 3. Partie du corps contenant le sexe ou, plus spécifiquement, sexe. 4. La sexualité ; les rapports sexuels.
adjective: 1. Stupide.
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 cul
- culs plural
- c*l alternative
- Q familiar
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cul?
- /ky/
- [t͡ʃy]
- \ky\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cul
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cul in French?
cul appears 83 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).