envoyer chier
\ɑ̃.vwa.je ʃje\
The verdict
“envoyer chier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se débarrasser sans ménagement de quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-envoyer-chier · envoyer chier · French
envoyer chier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 chier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.vwa.je ʃje\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « envoyer chier » en français
Rare enough to double-check
envoyer chier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.vwa.je ʃje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se débarrasser sans ménagement de quelqu’un ou quelque chose.".
envoyer chier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is envoyer chier, spelled E-N-V-O-Y-E-R- -C-H-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se débarrasser sans ménagement de quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how envoyer chier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qu'y puis-je ?... Elle n'a qu'à envoyer chier son imbécile de mari, et à divorcer.
Deux heures durant lesquelles je me suis permis d’envoyer chier la rédaction qui m’attendait sur mon bureau, d’envoyer chier mes parents qui m’appelaient pour que je vienne manger, d’envoyer chier mon téléphone qui a vibré trois fois […]
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.