enterrement de vie de garçon

\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\

/\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
28
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fête organisée pour un fiancé à la veille de son mariage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enterrement-de-vie-de-ga · enterrement de vie de garçon · French

enterrement de vie de garçon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 28 letters
  • VOW-10 10 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 enterrement de vie de garçon
PropertyValue
Headwordenterrement de vie de garçon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\
Letters28
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « enterrement de vie de garçon » en français

enterrement de vie de garçonn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enterrement de vie de garçon is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fête organisée pour un fiancé à la veille de son mariage.".

enterrement de vie de garçon has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is enterrement de vie de garçon, spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -V-I-E- -D-E- -G-A-R-Ç-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fête organisée pour un fiancé à la veille de son mariage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il imaginait un enterrement de vie de garçon comme on en voit dans les films, avec la tournée des bars et le spectacle de filles à moitié nues. Un instant, il envia cet inconnu devant lui qui allait bientôt goûter aux joies du mariage.

This word in other languages

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 "enterrement de vie de garçon"?
"enterrement de vie de garçon" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-M-E-N-T- -D-E- -V-I-E- -D-E- -G-A-R-Ç-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\.
What does "enterrement de vie de garçon" mean?
As a noun, "enterrement de vie de garçon" means: Fête organisée pour un fiancé à la veille de son mariage.
How do you pronounce "enterrement de vie de garçon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enterrement de vie de garçon" is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ.mɑ̃ də vi də ɡaʁ.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list