enfant de pute

\ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\

/\ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fils ou fille de prostituée, de femme de mauvaise vie.

Key facts for enfant de pute
PropertyValue
Headwordenfant de pute
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enfant de pute” sits in French frequency

enfant de pute 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 pute is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for enfant de pute in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is enfant de pute, spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -D-E- -P-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fils ou fille de prostituée, de femme de mauvaise vie.
  2. 2
    Personne méprisable.

Synonyms

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 pute"?
"enfant de pute" is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T- -D-E- -P-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\.
What does "enfant de pute" mean?
As a noun, "enfant de pute" means: Fils ou fille de prostituée, de femme de mauvaise vie.
How do you pronounce "enfant de pute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfant de pute" is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfant de pute" come from?
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Using “enfant de pute”

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- -P-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.fɑ̃.də.pyt\ (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