enfant de catin

\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\

/\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme d’enfant de putain.

Key facts for enfant de catin
PropertyValue
Headwordenfant de catin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfant de catin” sits in French frequency

enfant de catin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enfant de catin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme d’enfant de putain.".

enfant de catin has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is enfant de catin, spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -D-E- -C-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme d’enfant de putain.

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 "enfant de catin"?
"enfant de catin" is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -D-E- -C-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\.
What does "enfant de catin" mean?
As a noun, "enfant de catin" means: Synonyme d’enfant de putain.
How do you pronounce "enfant de catin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfant de catin" is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfant de catin" come from?
"enfant de catin" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “enfant de catin”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-F-A-N-T- -D-E- -C-A-T-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.fɑ̃ də ka.tɛ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list