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 September 3, 2026) - Synonyme d’enfant de putain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfant-de-catin · enfant de catin · French

enfant de catin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 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)

Longue queue: rang de « enfant de catin » en français

enfant de catinreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enfant de catin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. — D'abord, il y a ce Juif qui a perdu des parchemins, mais c'étaient des parchemins magiques, et il y a un enfant de catin, oh pardon, maîtresse Eleanor, quelqu'un qui s'en est servi pour appeler ce démon.
  2. — Ces enfants de catin sont peut-être juste derrière l'entrée, prêts à nous tirer dessus ! cria un Dragon.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list