emmerdement
French, noun/ɑ̃.mɛʁ.də.mɑ̃/
emmerdement is spelled E-M-M-E-R-D-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written French, the 133,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emmerdement is a French masculine noun meaning “pain in the ass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Situation particulièrement fastidieuse ou lassante”.
What does emmerdement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepain in the ass
Mais quel emmerdement !
- 2
masculinebother, trouble
Il aura des emmerdements
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Situation particulièrement fastidieuse ou lassante. 2. Situation désagréable, tracasserie, généralement avec l’idée d’une imposition par un « emmerdeur ». 3. Grosse préoccupation, souci souvent liés à un imprévu.
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 emmerdement
- emmerdements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce emmerdement?
- /ɑ̃.mɛʁ.də.mɑ̃/
- /ɑ̃.mɛʁd.mɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.mɛʁ.də.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is emmerdement in French?
emmerdement appears about once in every 17 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).