faire chier

\fɛʁ ʃje\

/\fɛʁ ʃje\/ verb

The verdict

“faire 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
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Importuner fortement. → voir faire chier son monde

Corpus desk

Index FR-faire-chier · faire chier · French

faire chier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 faire chier
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire chier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ ʃje\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « faire chier » en français

faire chiersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

faire chier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ ʃje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for faire chier in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire chier, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Importuner fortement. → voir faire chier son monde
  2. 2
    Être irritant (le sujet peut être impersonnel, voire omis quand il est implicite).
  3. 3
    s’ennuyer fortement ; perdre son temps.
  4. 4
    Avoir de grosses difficultés pour faire quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je prétends que la vraie charité doit être couillue, pas pleurnicharde, ni dégoulinante de bonté. Quand les gens éclatent en sanglots c'est souvent parce qu'ils ne peuvent pas te dire que tu les fais chier.
  2. Tu nous fais chier, avec ton bien et ton mal !

Synonyms

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 "faire chier"?
"faire chier" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -C-H-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ ʃje\.
What does "faire chier" mean?
As a verb, "faire chier" means: Importuner fortement. → voir faire chier son monde
How do you pronounce "faire chier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire chier" is \fɛʁ ʃje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire chier" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list