envoyer aux pelotes
\ɑ̃.vwa.je o pə.lɔt\
The verdict
“envoyer aux pelotes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envoyer promener.
Corpus desk
Index FR-envoyer-aux-pelotes · envoyer aux pelotes · French
envoyer aux pelotes · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-9 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | envoyer aux pelotes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.vwa.je o pə.lɔt\ |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « envoyer aux pelotes » en français
Rare enough to double-check
envoyer aux pelotes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.vwa.je o pə.lɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Envoyer promener.".
envoyer aux pelotes has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is envoyer aux pelotes, spelled E-N-V-O-Y-E-R- -A-U-X- -P-E-L-O-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Envoyer promener.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how envoyer aux pelotes appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ainsi suspecté de servir la soupe aux généraux et aux ministres de droite (bien qu'il ait vertement envoyé aux pelotes Alain Peyrefitte lorsque ce dernier prétendit s’inviter lui-même à « Apostrophes »), Pivot eût dû, en bonne logique, « sauter » lorsque advint, en mai 1981, le pouvoir socialiste.
Le téléphone avait sonné plusieurs fois, des cons qu'elle n’avait pu s’empêcher d’envoyer aux pelotes, quelle importance puisque de toute façon, sans le moineau, l’émission était foutue.
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.